Electrical connectors – Including or for use with coaxial cable
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-25
2008-08-05
Hyeon, Hae Moon (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Including or for use with coaxial cable
C439S282000, C439S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07407412
ABSTRACT:
A protective endcap for use with a triaxial cable connector. The endcap is sized to fit about a mating end of the triaxial connector. A pair of protective boots for use with coaxial cable connectors. Each protective boot includes an interior space for receiving a triaxial cable connector. Each interior space includes ridges for engaging grooves about the connector. Each boot includes a mating circumferential lip about a connector end. Each boot includes a tapered cable end with an opening for a cable from a connector to extend through from the interior space. A triaxial cable connector assembly including a connector, a protective boot and an endcap. The connector is positioned within an interior opening of the boot with ridges of an inner wall of the opening engaging grooves of the connector. A cable extending from the connector extends through a cable end of the boot. A mating end of the connector is adjacent a connector end of the boot. The endcap is mounted about the mating end of the connector and includes a circumferential lip which engages a mating circumferential lip of boot.
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Canford Audio, Online Product Catalog, 2 pages (Admitted as prior art as of the date of filing).
ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Hyeon Hae Moon
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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