Appeal 2007-1092
Application 10/939,463
FINDINGS OF FACT
Nishikawa teaches a connector which can be mounted on a coaxial cable. In
one embodiment, depicted in figures 1 through 5b, the connector has two press-
clamping sections. The connector also has an outer conductor adapter which is
inserted between the insulating layer (12) and the braided outer conductor (3). The
section 6, press clamps around the braid, and clamps the braid (3) between the
outer conductor adapter and the press clamp. There is a second press clamp
section, 8, which grips the coaxial cable jacket. See figures 4b, 5b, and col. 6, ll.
51-60. In a second embodiment, Nishikawa teaches that one press clamping
member can be used to secure both connection of the outer conductor adapter to
the braid and the connector to the cable jacket. Col. 6, l. 64- col.7, l. 2. Nishikawa
does not address placing grooves of a triangular cross-section on the inner surface
of the press-clamping members.
Szegda teaches a connector which can be mounted on a coaxial cable. The
coaxial cable is prepared by folding the braided outer conductor (20g) over the
outer jacket (24). See figure 2, and col. 3 ll. 13-22. The connector includes an
inner sleeve (30) with external grooves (32) and an outer sleeve (44) with internal
grooves (item 48). See figures 2, 4, 6, and col. 3, ll. 23-28, 43-48. The cable is
inserted into the connector such that the inner sleeve (30) goes between the
insulating layer and the braid, the outer sleeve overlays the outer jacket which has
the braid folded over, i.e. from the center of the cable out the elements are inner
conductor, insulating layer, inner sleeve, braid, outer jacket, braid, and outer
sleeve. See figure 6, col. 4, ll. 6-12. Thus, the grooved outer surface of the inner
sleeve and the grooved inner surface of the outer sleeve both contact the braid.
The outer sleeve is crimped to attach the connector to the cable. Col. 4, ll.18 -21.
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