Coaxial cable connector

Claim 2

A coaxial cable connector in combination with a wiring-module mounting frame of the type to be mounted in a recess of an interior wall of a building, whereby said connector will be exposed to receive a coaxial cable, said wiring-module mounting frame including an opening extending completely therethrough and bordered by a pair of opposing edges, and first engaging means situated on each of said edges, said connector comprising a generally flat plastic body fitted within said opening and having a generally flat front surface and a rear surface, said front surface formed on a base part of said body, a receptacle formed in said front surface and including a forwardly open front end, said receptacle including first and second electrically insulated terminal members adapted to be electrically connected to an end plug of a coaxial cable, a casing mounted to said body and extending from said rear surface of said body and disposed within said opening of said wiring-module mounting frame, said casing comprising a side wall which includes a surface facing laterally away from a longitudinal axis defined by said receptacle, first and second connecting means electrically insulated from one another and secured to said surface and adapted to be connected, respectively, to a pair of conductors of another coaxial cable, said first and second connecting means being electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second terminal members, said casing comprising an electrically conductive material which electrically interconnects one of said connecting means to one of said terminal members, second engaging means formed on mutually opposite sides of one of said body and casing and operably connected to said first engaging means on said opposing edges of said wiring-module mounting frame, said first and second engaging means defining a projection and slot connection, the projection of which extends laterally relative to said longitudinal axis, the placement of said connector in said frame being such that said connector is situated in and behind said opening except for said base part which projects slightly forwardly beyond said opening so that said front surface and said front end of said receptacle are disposed forwardly of said opening.

Claim 3

A combination according to claim 1, wherein the dimensions of said body substantially correspond in width to that of said mounting opening of said mounting frame, the length of said opening being longer than the length of said connector, with a separate wiring module mounted in said opening adjacent said connector.

Claim 4

A coaxial cable connector adapted to be connected to a wiring-module mounting frame of the type to be mounted in a recess of an interior wall of a building whereby said connector can be inserted into an opening of the frame and exposed to receive a coaxial cable, the opening of the frame extending completely therethrough and bordered by a pair of opposing edges, and first engaging means situated on each of said edges, said connector comprising a generally flat plastic body adapted to be fitted within the opening of the wiring module mounting frame and having a generally flat front surface and a rear surface, said front surface formed on a base part of said body, a receptacle formed in said front surface and including a forwardly open front end, said receptacle including first and second electrically insulated terminal members adapted to be electrically connected to an end plug of a coaxial cable, a casing mounted to said body and extending from said rear surface of said body and adapted to be disposed within the opening of the wiring-module mounting frame, said casing comprising a side wall which includes a surface facing laterally away from a longitudinal axis defined by said receptacle, first and second connecting means electrically insulated from one another and secured to said surface and adapted to be connected, respectively, to a pair of conductors of another coaxial cable, said first and second connecting means being electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second terminal members, said casing comprising an electrically conductive material which electrically interconnects one of said connecting means to one of said terminal members, second engaging means formed on mutually opposite sides of one of said body and casing and adapted to be connected to the first engaging means of the wiring-module mounting frame, said first and second engaging means defining a projection and slot connection, the projection of which extends laterally relative to said longitudinal axis, said connector being configured such that when mounted in said frame said connector is situated in and behind said opening except for said base part which projects slightly forwardly beyond said opening so that said front surface and said front end of said receptacle are disposed forwardly of said opening.

Claim 5

A coaxial cable connector adapted to be connected to a wiring-module mounting frame of the type to be mounted in a recess of an interior wall of a building whereby said connector can be inserted into an opening of the frame and exposed to receive a coaxial cable, the opening of the frame extending completely therethrough and bordered by a pair of opposing edges, and first engaging means situated on each of said edges, said connector comprising a generally flat plastic body adapted to be fitted within the opening of the wiring module mounting frame and having a generally flat front surface and a rear surface, said front surface formed on a base part of said body, a receptacle formed in said front surface and including a forwardly open front end, said receptacle including first and second electrically insulated terminal members adapted to be electrically connected to an end plug of a coaxial cable, a casing mounted to said body and extending from said rear surface of said body and adapted to be disposed within the opening of the wiring-module mounting frame, said casing comprising a side wall which includes a surface facing laterally away from a longitudinal axis defined by said receptacle, first and second connecting means electrically insulated from one another and secured to said surface and adapted to be connected, respectively, to a pair of conductors of another coaxial cable, said first and second connecting means being electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second terminal members, said casing comprising an electrically conductive material which electrically interconnects one of said connecting means to one of said terminal members, second engaging means formed on mutually opposite sides of one of said body and casing and adapted to be connected to the first engaging means of the wiring-module mounting frame, said first and second engaging means defining a projection and slot connection, the projection of which extends laterally relative to said longitudinal axis, said connector being configured such that when mounted in said frame said connector is situated in and behind said opening except for said base part which projects slightly forwardly beyond said opening so that said front surface and said front end of said receptacle are disposed forwardly of said opening.

Claim 6

A combination according to claim 3, wherein said body has a skirt extended therefrom in a longitudinal lengthwise direction of said opening of said mounting frame, said skirt being stepped rearwardly from said front surface, the length of said body being less than the length of the opening to permit a wiring module to be mounted in said opening in spaced relationship from an adjoining skirt of said body.

Claim 7

A connector according to claim 3, wherein said casing comprises upper and lower halves, respectively, made of electrically conductive plate material bent and formed so as to be interdigitatingly engageable to each other to define a space therein.

Claim 8

A connector according to claim 3, wherein said body is made of a plastic material, and said casing comprises a casing body provided on a bottom face of the body to be integral therewith and open at the bottom, and a bottom cover made of a plastic material and secured to said bottom opening of said casing body, the entire outer peripheral surfaces of said casing body and bottom surface of said bottom cover being provided with a thin metal layer.

Claim 9

A connector according to claim 3, wherein one of said body and casing includes third engaging means operatively engageable with engaging means of a different type of wiring-module mounting frame.

Claim 10

A connector according to claim 3, wherein said first and second terminal members are formed on a single post disposed in said receptacle.