Tool-less coaxial cable connector
View Patent ↗A coaxial cable connector includes a body having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, and an interior. An inner post is disposed within the interior and supports the body. A thread assembly formed in the interior of the body includes a first thread and a separate second thread.
1. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
a body having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, and an interior;
an inner post disposed within the interior and supporting the body; and
a thread assembly formed in the interior of the body, the thread assembly comprising a first thread and a separate second thread;
wherein the second thread includes a ramped entrance proximate to the rear end of the body, and a blunt end proximate to the front end of the body.
2. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the first and second threads are axially spaced apart.
3. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the first and second threads are radially spaced apart.
4. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the second thread extends around an incomplete inner circumferential portion of the body.
5. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coupling nut carried on the inner post at the front end of the body; and
the coupling nut includes a collet formed of a plurality of fingers extending rearwardly toward the front end of the body.
6. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1 wherein:
the first thread is carried on the inner post; and
the second thread is carried on the body.
7. The coaxial cable connector of claim 6 , wherein:
the first thread is directed radially outward; and
the second thread is directed radially inward.
8. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the first thread is formed with a plurality of stops.
9. The coaxial cable connector of claim 8 , wherein each stop comprises a notch formed in the thread including a blunt edge and an opposed ramped edge.
10. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
a body having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, and an inner surface bounding an interior of the body;
an inner post disposed within the interior and having an outer surface;
a first thread carried on the outer surface of the inner post; and
a second thread carried on the inner surface of the body;
wherein the second thread includes a ramped entrance proximate to the rear end of the body, and a blunt end proximate to the front end of the body.
11. The coaxial cable connector of claim 10 , wherein the first and second threads are axially spaced apart.
12. The coaxial cable connector of claim 10 , wherein the second thread extends around an incomplete circumference of the body.
13. The coaxial cable connector of claim 10 , wherein the first thread is formed with a plurality of stops.
14. The coaxial cable connector claim 13 , wherein each stop comprises a notch formed in the thread including a blunt edge and an opposed ramped edge.
15. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
a body having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, and an inner surface bounding an interior of the body;
an inner post disposed within the interior and having an outer surface;
a first thread carried on the outer surface of the inner post and directed radially outward; and
a second thread carried on the inner surface of the body, directed radially inward, and axially spaced apart from the first thread;
wherein the second thread extends around an incomplete circumference of the body.
16. The coaxial cable connector of claim 15 , wherein:
the second thread includes an entrance proximate to the rear end of the body, and an end proximate to the front end of the body;
the entrance is ramped; and
the end is blunt.
17. The coaxial cable connector of claim 16 , wherein the first thread is formed with a plurality of stops.
18. The coaxial cable connector claim 17 , wherein each stop comprises a notch formed in the thread including a blunt edge and an opposed ramped edge.