Belden Inc.

Thomas & Betts International LLC

Ppc Broadband, Inc.

Brian Derenthal

Julio Filipe Rodrigues

Roger Phillips, Jr

Bryan S Snyder

Harold John Watkins

Timothy Tremba

Bruce Hauver

Charles E Thomas

Mike Dean

Roger Phillips

A connector is attachable to a coaxial cable. The connector, in one embodiment, has a connector body, a sleeve, a fastener and a seal assembly. At least part of the seal assembly is configured to be removeably coupled to the sleeve.

Coaxial cable connector with weather seal

A coaxial cable connector is configured to connect a coaxial cable to a mating connector. The coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a forward end and a rearward end opposite the forward end, the rearward end configured to receive a coaxial cable; an annular post disposed at least partially within the connector body; and a sleeve configured to be received within the connector body and movable from a first position to a second position relative to the connector body. The sleeve includes a collapsible portion configured to collapse radially inward in an asymmetric fashion toward the post as the collapsible sleeve is moved from the first position to the second position.

Coaxial cable connector having a collapsible portion

A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a forward end and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving a cable and a nut rotatably coupled to the forward end of the connector body. The nut includes a flanged head portion at its forward end and a tubular body portion extending rearwardly from the head portion over the connector body and terminating adjacent the rearward cable receiving end of the connector body. The flanged head portion is radially enlarged, having an outer diameter greater than a maximum outer diameter of the tubular body portion, and the tubular body portion preferably surrounds more than half the length of the connector body.

Hand tightenable coaxial cable connector

Coaxial connector with patterned round nut for hand tightening

Coaxial cable connector in open position

A cable connector is provided for allowing a plurality of varying diameter cables to be coupled to the cable connector via a locking sleeve. The cable connector includes a connector body and a post coupled to the connector body at a secured end that includes a receiving end axially opposite the secured end. The post has an annular lip integrally formed at the receiving end. The cable connector also includes a generally hollow, rigid sleeve adapted to receive the plurality of varying diameter cables therein. The sleeve has an unlocked position and a locked position wherein it is at least partially disposed within the connector body. A forward end is releasably coupled to the connector body and a rearward end is adapted to receive the cable therein. A protrusion is integrally formed within the sleeve and has a leading edge and a trailing edge such that when the cable is inserted into the sleeve and the sleeve is transitioned from the unlocked position to the locked position, at least part of the cable is compressed between the lip of the post and the protrusion. When the sleeve is in the locked position at least part of the cable is forced away from the post toward the sleeve at the lip, and forced away from the sleeve toward the post at the protrusion, crimping of the cable.

Cable connector with universal locking sleeve

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