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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
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 including apertures for grounding outer conductors of conduits and connectors including grounding grooves for grounding outer conductors of conduits are disclosed. In some embodiments, a connector includes a bore, a gripping portion axially surrounding the bore, a generally cylindrical aperture for receiving a grounding wire, and a securing port for securing the grounding wire in the aperture. An exterior gripping surface of the gripping portion is symmetric. The generally cylindrical aperture extends along an aperture centerline through at least a portion of the gripping portion. The securing port extends along a securing port centerline and intersects the generally cylindrical aperture. In other embodiments, a connector includes a grounding groove extending at least partially around an outer diameter of the connector that is adapted to receive the grounding wire, and a securing port longitudinally offset from the grounding groove and extending along a securing port centerline.