IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0761685
(2007-06-12)
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등록번호 |
US-7452228
(2008-11-18)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Kennedy,James P.
- Higgason,Randall
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Kennedy,James P.
- Higgason,Randall
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대리인 / 주소 |
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
45 |
초록
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There is provided a BNC plug connector and associated method for engaging a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector. The plug connector generally includes a sleeve that defines a first aperture at a first end for receiving a jack member and a second aperture at the
There is provided a BNC plug connector and associated method for engaging a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector. The plug connector generally includes a sleeve that defines a first aperture at a first end for receiving a jack member and a second aperture at the second end. A plug member is disposed in the sleeve and configured to engage the jack member, which can be inserted through the aperture at the first end of the sleeve. A contrast surface at the second end of the sleeve defines a contrast surface such as a surface of a washer that is visible through a second aperture at the second end of the sleeve. One or more features, such as tabs, defined at the second end of the sleeve extend radially inward at the second end to a radial position that is coincident with the contrast member. Each feature defines a color that is dissimilar to the contrast surface so that the position of the feature is easily visible from the second end of the sleeve, and the rotational position of the sleeve can be determined by the feature.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A BNC plug connector for engaging a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector, the plug connector comprising: a sleeve extending longitudinally between first and second ends and defining a first aperture at the first end for receiving a
The invention claimed is: 1. A BNC plug connector for engaging a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector, the plug connector comprising: a sleeve extending longitudinally between first and second ends and defining a first aperture at the first end for receiving a jack member, a second aperture at the second end, and one or more slots extending from the first end toward the second end and configured to receive radial posts extending radially from the jack member; a plug member disposed in the sleeve and configured to engage the jack member; and a contrast surface at the second end, wherein the sleeve defines at least one feature at the second end extending radially inward to a radial position coincident with the contrast surface, the feature defining a color dissimilar to the contrast surface such that the position of the feature is visible from the second end of the sleeve and the position of the feature is indicative of a rotational position of the sleeve, and said at least one feature is a tab formed as an integral part of the sleeve and extending radially inward into the second aperture at the second end of the sleeve. 2. A BNC plug connector according to claim 1 wherein the sleeve defines two of the features, the two features extending radially inward from positions on the sleeve disposed 180 degrees apart. 3. A BNC plug connector according to claim 1 wherein the contrast surface defines a non-metal color and each feature defines a metal color. 4. A BNC plug connector according to claim 1 wherein the contrast surface defines at least one of the colors consisting of black, red, green, blue, yellow, purple, and orange. 5. A BNC plug connector according to claim 1 wherein the contrast surface is defined by a contrast member disposed in the sleeve at the second end, the contrast member defining a surface visible through the second aperture. 6. A BNC plug connector according to claim 5 wherein the contrast member is a washer defining first and second parallel sides and an aperture extending therethrough, the washer being at least partially retained in the sleeve by the at least one feature. 7. A BNC plug connector according to claim 6 wherein each tab defines a first side and a second side and the sleeve defines a relief cutout adjacent each side of each tab, each tab defining a bend from which the tab extends radially inward between the relief cutouts. 8. A BNC plug connector according to claim 7 wherein each tab is bent to an angle of approximately 90 degrees or less. 9. A BNC plug connector according to claim 7 wherein the sleeve defines two of the tabs, each relief cutout defining a continuously curved contour between the bend of a respective one of the tabs to a circumferential ridge of the sleeve extending between two of the relief cutouts. 10. A method of engaging a BNC plug connector to a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector, the method comprising: inserting the jack member into a first end of a sleeve of the plug connector such that the jack member is engaged with a plug member disposed in the sleeve and radial posts of the jack member are disposed in slots extending from the first end of the sleeve toward an opposite second end of the sleeve; and rotating the sleeve relative to the jack member such that at least one feature defined by the sleeve at the second end and extending radially inward to a position coincident with a contrast surface rotates relative to the jack member, said at least one feature defining a color dissimilar to the contrast surface at the second end of the sleeve such that the position of the feature is visible from the second end of the sleeve and the position of the feature is indicative of a rotational position of the sleeve relative to the jack member, wherein the at least one feature is a tab formed as an integral part of the sleeve and extends radially inwardly into an aperture formed at the second end of the sleeve. 11. A method according to claim 10, further comprising providing two of the features on the sleeve, the two features extending radially inward from positions on the sleeve disposed 180 degrees apart. 12. A method according to claim 10, further comprising providing a contrast member defining the contrast surface, the contrast member being disposed in the sleeve at the second end and defining a surface visible through an aperture at the second end of the sleeve, and providing each feature as a tab formed as an integral part of the sleeve and extending radially inward into the aperture at the second end of the sleeve. 13. A method according to claim 12 wherein the contrast member is provided as a washer defining first and second parallel sides and an aperture extending therethrough, the washer being at least partially retained in the sleeve by the at least one tab. 14. A method according to claim 12 wherein said providing steps comprise providing the contrast member defining a non-metal color and providing each tab defining a metal color. 15. A method according to claim 12 wherein the contrast member is provided to define at least one of the colors consisting of black, red, green, blue, yellow, purple, and orange. 16. A method according to claim 12, further comprising providing each tab defining a first side and a second side and the sleeve defining a relief cutout adjacent each side of each tab, each tab defining a bend of up to approximately 90 degrees between the relief cutouts. 17. A method according to claim 12, further comprising inserting the contrast member into the sleeve from the second end of the sleeve and, thereafter, bending each tab into the aperture at the second end of the sleeve. 18. A plug connector for engaging a jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector, the plug connector comprising: a sleeve extending longitudinally between first and second ends and defining a first aperture at the first end for receiving a jack member, a second aperture at the second end, and one or more slots extending from the first end toward the second end and configured to receive radial posts extending radially from the jack member; and a plug member disposed in the sleeve and configured to engage the jack member, wherein a tab is formed as an integral part of the sleeve, said tab being positioned at the second end of the sleeve and extending radially inwardly into the second aperture. 19. The plug connector of claim 18, further comprising a contrast surface at the second end, wherein a portion of the contrast surface is positioned between the first end of the sleeve and the tab, and the tab has a color that is different than the color of the contrast portion such that the position of the tab is visible from the second end of the sleeve and the position of the tab is indicative of a rotational position of the sleeve. 20. The plug connector of claim 18, wherein the tab defines a first side and a second side and the sleeve defines a relief cutout adjacent each side of the tab, the tab defining a bend from which the tab extends radially inward between the relief cutouts.
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