(12) Ulllted States Patent
`Burris et al.
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 8,272,893 B2
`Sep. 25, 2012
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`US008272893B2
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`3/1951 Brown .......................... .. 206/46
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`5/1955 Atkms ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/177
`(Continued)
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`(54)
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`(75)
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`INTEGRALLY CONDUCTIVE AND
`SHIELDED COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR
`.
`.
`InVem0r53 Donald <_4lld1'eW Burns: Peorlas AZ
`(US); Wllllam Bernard Lutz, Glendale,
`AZ (US)
`
`,
`( * ) Notice:
`
`(73) Assignee: Corning Gilbert Inc., Wilmington, DE
`(US)
`,
`,
`,
`,
`Subject to any d1scla1mer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`2,544,654 A
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`2
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`(21) App1.No.: 12/787,021
`,
`F1139
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`(22)
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`May 25 2010
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`CA
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`2096710
`11/1994
`
`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2011/0117776 A1
`May 19, 2011
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`(Continued)
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`Related U_s_ Application Data
`(60) Provisional application No. 61/261,541, filed on Nov.
`16, 2009.
`
`PCT International product brochure, HFC Network Division Con-
`nectorsi
`
`(Continued)
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`(200601)
`H01R 9/05
`(52) U.S.Cl.
`..................................................... .. 439/578
`(58) Field of Classification Search ................ .. 439/578,
`439/580, 582, 583, 584, 585
`See application file for Complete Search history-
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`Primary Examiner — Ross Gushi
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Matthew J. Mason; John H.
`Vynalek
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`The coaxial cable connector has a coupler, a post, and a ring
`that prevent interfaces from gapping and provide a robust
`alternative ground path that also RF shields the connector
`from both ingress and egress. The ring is disposed in between
`and engages at least a portion of a groove in the body and at
`least a portion ofthe charmel in the coupler, radial movement
`~
`~
`Ofthe Coupler Causes the axlal movement Ofthe body mauve
`10 tl1ete1'm111al~
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`339/17 LC
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`12/1978 Hogendob1eret,a1
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`4/1979 Lundeberg
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`339/91B
`5/1979 Aujla
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`339/89C
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`6/1981 Law
`439/462
`7/1981 Hemnio},
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`8/l98l Snlnnon
`339/89C
`9/1981 Fow1ere1,61,1,
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`lo/l98l Honnnann ll
`439/322
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`12/1981 Smith
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`W539/177R
`3/1982 Riches 43'1""
`339/89M
`4/1982 Dorsey et a1
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`7/1982 Dayton
`339/100
`8/1982 B1anchar,l,1, , ,
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`10/1982 Luzzi
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`339/94R
`11/1982 Dreyer,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, 339/64M
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`339/177R
`10/1983 Nikitas,
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`339/177R
`1/1984 Kubota ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, 339/177R
`4/1984 Kirbyetai,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, 339/177R
`6/1984 Forney Jr,
`339/177R
`6/1984 Pltoher,et,a1,,,
`339/177R
`7/1984 F1ederbache,:t,z,1,1
`339/89R
`8/1984 Werth etal
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`8/l984 Colllns
`339/90R
`9/l984 Aokonna'n"‘
`339/37
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`9/l984 Doaoon
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`11/1984 Terlg1ere,1,,a,1, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, 339/143R
`11/1984 Sato etal
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`M985 Dnogo
`339/9l'lR
`5/l985 Snnl
`“"339/l77E
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`6/1985 scn11n;;;nL';La1
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`' 339/l43R
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`8/1985 Blaokwoool,,,,, ,,
`339/31R
`9/l985 Fonnoy ll
`339/94C
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`10/1985 Bossnnae,
`339/177E
`3/1986 Hayward
`403/2
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`4/1986 Johnson
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`4/1986 Fryberger,,,,
`339/103M
`4/1986 McMi11s
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`4/l98o Boonon
`339/89C
`5/1986 scnl1dnnn';La1
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`Jr etal ,
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`6/logo S b
`l‘
`' """ " 339/WR
`€136
`3‘
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`5/1985 Bmkmm
`339/1771‘
`7/1985 C0119“ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
`~ ~ ~ ~~ 339/17‘:
`7/1986 DeChampeta1.
`339/177R
`9/1986 McGeary
`~ 339/177R
`9/1986 Baker
`. 339/61R
`10/1986 Cairns ........................ .. 350/96.2
`12/1986 Wargula .................. .. 339/103B
`1/1987 Larsson et a1.
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`7/1965 More11o,Jr.
`................ .. 339/177
`3,245,027 A
`4/1966 Ziegler, Jr.
`.... ..
`339/89
`3,275,913 A
`9/1966 B13-nena-rdetal
`~317/249
`3,278,890 A
`10/1966 C00neY ~~~~~~~~~ ~~
`~339/256
`3281757 A
`10/1955 B°m‘°mme
`339/91
`3,292,136 A
`12/1966 Somerset etal.
`. 339/177
`3,320,575 A
`5/1967 Brown e131~
`~ 339/268
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`5/1957 F°meYaJr~ ~~
`339/89
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`8/1957 HYS1°P
`339/61
`313481185 A
`10/1967 R056“ ~
`~ 338/214
`3,350,677 A
`10/1967 Daunl
`~~
`~ 339/149
`3,355,698 A
`11/1967 Kener ~~~~~~~ ~~
`339/97
`3,373,243 A
`3/1968 J3-n0W13-ke13—1~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 174/89
`3,390,374 A
`6/1968 Forney, J1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/177
`3,405,373 A
`10/1958 F°meYaJr~
`339/97
`3,448,430 A
`6/1969 Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
`~ 339/143
`7/1969 Ziegler, Jr. etal.
`3,453,376 A
`174/75
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`9/1969 F10TeT ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
`3,465,281 A
`339/89
`3,475,545 A
`10/1969 Starketal.
`174/88
`314981547 A
`3/1970 Smmdm ~
`~ 285/343
`3,517,373 A
`6/1970 Jamon .... ..
`339/94
`3,533,051 A
`10/1970 Ziegler, JF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/177
`3,537,065 A
`10/1970 Winston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/177
`3,544,705 A
`12/1970 Wmsmn
`174/75
`3,551,882 A
`12/1970 O’Keefe
`.339/177
`315641487 A
`2/1971 Upsmne 6”“ ~
`~ 339/258
`3,587,033 A
`6/1971 Brorein etal.
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`339/89
`3,501,775 A
`8/1971 Cml
`~~~~~~~ ~
`~ 339/177
`316291792 A
`12/1971 Dmm“
`339/601“
`316331150 A
`1/1972 Swmtz
`339/36
`3,646,502 A
`2/1972 Hut1eTe131~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/89
`3,553,925 A
`5/1972 Bmm“
`339/90C
`3,665,371 A
`5/1972 C11PP5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
`339/94
`3,668,612 A
`6/1972 NeP0V1n1 ~
`285/87
`3,669,472 A
`6/1972 Nadsady
`~ 339/741‘
`316711922 A
`6/1972 Zmlm 6””
`339/143R
`3,678,445 A
`7/1972 Brancaleone
`.... .. 339/48
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`3,680,034 A
`7/1972 Chowetal.
`~ 339/94‘:
`316811739 A
`8/1972 K°mi°k ~~~~ ~
`3,683,320 A
`8/1972 W00d5et31~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/177E
`3,686,623 A
`8/1972 N1J'n13-n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/177E
`3,694,792 A
`9/1972 W3110 ~~~~~~~~ ~~
`~~ 339/97R
`3,706,958 A
`12/1972 B13-nenen01~
`339/177E
`3,710,005 A
`1/1973 Frenen ~~~~~~ ~~
`174/89
`317391075 A
`5/1973 S°hW*mZ ~
`174/78
`3,744,007 A
`7/1973 H013-k ~~~~~~~ ~~
`~~ 339/97R
`3174410“ A
`7/1973 B1*m°h‘m°‘ ~
`339/1771‘
`3778535 A
`12/1973 F°meYaJr~ ~~~~ ~
`~ 174/88‘:
`3,781,762 A
`12/1973 Quackenbush .
`.. 339/89C
`3,781,898 A
`12/1973 Holloway ..... ..
`.343/872
`3,783,178 A
`1/1974 Philibelt etal.
`174/86
`3,793,610 A
`2/1974 Bnsnka ~~~~~ ~~
`~~ 339/74R
`3,798,589 A
`3/1974 Dea-rdurff
`~ 339/223 S
`3,808,580 A
`4/1974 Johnson
`.. 339/89R
`3,810,076 A
`5/1974 Hutter ....... ..
`339/177R
`318351443 A
`9/1974 Am°1de“*1~
`~ 339/901‘
`3,836,700 A
`9/1974 Niemeyer
`174/89
`318451453 A
`10/1974 Hemmer ~
`~ 339/591‘
`3,846,738 A
`11/1974 Nepovim .
`339/177R
`3,854,003 A
`12/1974 Duret
`.. 174/88C
`318581155 A
`12/1974 Zmm
`~~~~ ~~ 339/32
`3,879,102 A
`4/1975 H013-k ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 339/143R
`3,886,301 A
`5/1975 C10n1net31~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
`174/21C
`319071399 A
`9/1975 Spmm”
`339/1771‘
`3910573 A
`10/1975 Smkes ~
`339/1771‘
`3,915,539 A
`10/1975 Collins
`.. 339/94C
`319361132 A
`2/1976 Hum” ~
`339/130‘:
`319531097 A
`4/1976 Gmham
`""" " 339/37
`3,963,320 A
`6/1976 Spinner ..... ..
`339/177R
`3,963,321 A
`6/1976 Burgeretal.
`339/177E
`3,970,355 A
`7/1976 Pitschi
`.................... .. 339/177R
`3,972,013 A
`7/1976 Shapiro ................ ..
`333/97R
`3,976,352 A
`8/1976 Spinner
`339/177R
`3,980,805 A
`9/1976 Lipari
`..
`.. 174/88C
`3,985,418 A
`10/1976 Spinner
`339/177R
`4,017,139 A
`4/1977 Nelson
`339/91 R
`4,022,966 A
`5/1977 Gajajiva
`174/65
`4,030,798 A
`6/1977 Paoli
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`339/89R
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`439/585
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`439/578
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`439/357
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`439/578
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`439/585
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`.. 439/314
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`439/585
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`.. 439/76
`10/1992 Vaccaro et al.
`............. .. 439/583
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`439/583
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`439/578
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`439/578
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`439/578
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`439/352
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`439/578
`10/1994 Gabelet al.
`................. .. 439/583
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`............ .. 439/387
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`385/136
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`.. 439/74
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`439/272
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`439/620
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`439/589
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`439/322
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`439/585
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`439/585
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`439/248
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`439/585
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`............... .. 439/578
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`................ .. 174/74R
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`333/260
`10/1996 Shenkalet al.
`439/301
`11/1996 Szegda .... ..
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`12/1996 Del Negro et
`439/584
`1/1997 Zander et al.
`439/352
`1/1997 Stabile ...................... .. 333/22R
`3/1997 Toma .......................... .. 439/578
`4/1997 Gray et al.
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