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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Corning Optical Communications Rf Llc, Glendale, AZ (US);
Donald Andrew Burris, Peoria, AZ (US);
Thomas Dewey Miller, Peoria, AZ (US);
Corning Optical Communications RF LLC, Glendale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Connectors and methods for attaching connectors to one or more cables and/or conduits are disclosed. In one example, a coaxial cable connector for connecting a coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulator layer surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor layer surrounding the insulator layer and an outer jacket is provided. The coaxial cable connector includes a front body comprising an opening for receiving at least a portion of a coaxial cable. The front body includes a plurality of rearward facing projections. A back nut sub-assembly includes a back nut and a retainer coupled to the back nut. The back nut is adapted to couple to the front body and the retainer is adapted to receive a least a portion of the coaxial cable. The retainer includes a plurality of forward facing protrusions adapted to engage the plurality of rearward facing protrusions when the back nut is coupled to the front body.