Integrated connector with CATV tap assembly
View Patent ↗The CATV tap assembly of the present invention comprises a tap faceplate and associated components for forming an integrated F-Type connector. The tap assembly includes a tap faceplate, having at least one port. In addition to the aforementioned tap faceplate, the integrated connector assembly includes a post cartridge, an elastomer clamping element, and a nut. Generally, the post cartridge attaches to the tap faceplate through a bore formed in the tap faceplate, and the elastomer clamping element and nut are incorporated into a housing. The housing extends outward from the outer surface of the tap faceplate to thereby form the outer wall of the connector. A coaxial cable is secured to the connector via the expansion of the elastomer crimping element, wherein the expansion results from the aforementioned nut being driven into the housing.
1. An improved tap assembly for retaining a coaxial cable comprising:
a) a tap faceplate having at least one port, the tap faceplate having an inner surface and an outer surface;
b) a housing integral with the outer surface, the housing having a bore with an internal threaded segment adapted to receive a threaded nut, the threaded nut having a nut bore, and an elastomeric clamp having a clamp bore along its axial length, the elastomeric clamp being compressed within the nut bore upon advancement of the threaded nut in the housing thereby causing a reduction in the diameter of the clamp bore; and
c) means for fixedly attaching a coaxial cable to the housing.
2. A coaxial cable assembly comprising a tap faceplate having an inner surface and an outer surface comprising:
a) a housing integral with the outer surface of the tap faceplate and having an internal threaded segment adapted to receive a threaded nut having a nut bore;
b) a post cartridge having a stern and means for removably attaching the post cartridge to the inner surface;
c) an elastomeric clamp having a clamp bore along its axial length, the elastomeric clamp located within the nut bore and being compressed upon the axial advancement of the threaded nut into the housing, thereby causing the elastomeric clamp to expand into the clamp bore.
3. A coaxial cable assembly comprising a tap faceplate having an inner surface and an outer surface comprising:
a) a housing integral with the outer surface of the tap faceplate adapted to receive an insert having internal threads for receiving a threaded nut having a nut bore;
b) a post cartridge having a stem and means for removably attaching the post cartridge to the inner surface;
c) an elastomeric clamp having a clamp bore along its axial length, the elastomeric clamp located within the nut bore and being compressed upon the axial advancement of the threaded nut into the insert positioned within the housing, thereby causing the elastomeric clamp to expand into the clamp bore.