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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2021
Corning Optical Communications Rf Llc, Glendale, AZ (US);
Donald Andrew Burris, Peoria, AZ (US);
David Jeffrey Malouf, Surprise, AZ (US);
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC, Glendale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A coaxial cable connector assembly including a rear body, a coupler rotatably engaged with the rear body, where the coupler defines an inner channel extending through the coupler between a front portion of the coupler and a rear portion of the coupler, and a nominal portion defining a nominal inner span along the inner channel, and a retainer engaged with the coupler and the rear body, where the retainer couples the coupler to the rear body, where at least one of the retainer and the coupler defines an engagement passage having a non-uniform span, where at least a portion of the engagement passage extends inwardly from the nominal portion of the coupler and is structurally configured to contact an outer conductor of the coaxial cable forming an electrical pathway between the thread of the coupler and the outer conductor of the coaxial cable.