(19)
(11) EP 0 757 408 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.02.1997 Bulletin 1997/06

(21) Application number: 96112216.5

(22) Date of filing: 29.07.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01R 9/05
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE ES FI FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 04.08.1995 US 511473
07.03.1996 US 610815

(71) Applicant: ANDREW A.G.
CH-8184 Bachenbulach (CH)

(72) Inventor:
  • Allison, Lee F.
    Mokena, IL 60448 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Connector for coaxial cable


(57) In accordance with the present invention, the foregoing objectives are realized by providing a connector assembly comprising an outer connector for engaging the outer conductor of the cable, an inner connector having a threaded portion adapted to fit into the hollow inner conductor in threaded engagement with the interior surface of the inner conductor, the threads comprising a plurality of interleaved concentric threads, and a dielectric spacer between the inner and outer connectors. In a preferred embodiment, the multiple interleaved threads are self-tapping threads so that the inner connector can be simply threaded into the hollow inner conductor without any advance tapping of the inner conductor.






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