Outer sleeve for CATV filter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10424893-B2
Application number	US-201615340452-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2016
Priority date	Aug 25, 2006
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

An outer sleeve for a CATV filter has, in one embodiment, a first end and a second end. The second end has a face with one or more engagement holes. A torque transmitter for installing a cable television (CATV) filter on an interface port includes a CATV filter header configured to support a CATV filter component. The torque transmitter also includes a torque transmitting housing configured to at least partially house the CATV filter header. The torque transmitting housing is configured to fit a CATV filter installation tool, receive a torque force from the CATV filter installation tool when the torque transmitting housing is fit to the CATV filter installation tool, and transmit the torque force received from the CATV filter installation tool to the CATV filter header so as to allow the CATV filter installation tool to install the torque transmitting housing and the CATV filter on the interface port.

First claim

The following is claimed:

1. A torque transmitter for installing a cable television (CATV) filter on an interface port comprising:
a CATV filter header configured to support a CATV filter component;
a torque transmitting housing configured to at least partially house the CATV filter header;
wherein the torque transmitting housing is configured to fit a CATV filter installation tool, receive a torque force from the CATV filter installation tool when the torque transmitting housing is fit to the CATV filter installation tool, and transmit the torque force received from the CATV filter installation tool to the CATV filter header so as to allow the CATV filter installation tool to install the torque transmitting housing and the CATV filter on the interface port;
wherein the torque transmitting housing comprises a first receiving portion configured to fit a first torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool and a second receiving portion configured to fit a second torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool;
wherein the first receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a first open portion, the first torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool comprises a first protrusion portion configured to fit the first open portion so as to transmit torque from the first protrusion portion to the first open portion, the second receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a second open portion, and the second torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool comprises a second protrusion portion configured to fit the second open portion so as to transmit torque from the second protrusion portion to the second open portion;
wherein the torque transmitting housing comprises an end face portion facing away from the interface port, and the first and second receiving portions of the torque transmitting housing are positioned on the end face portion of the torque transmitting housing; and
wherein the first receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a first curled portion configured to engage the first torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool, and the second receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a second curled portion configured to engage the second torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool.

2. The torque transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the first and second curled portions each comprise curled-in edges that define drifted holes.

3. The torque transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the first and second curled portions each comprise a substantially annular extension that extends inward from the end face portion in a direction that is substantially parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the torque transmitting housing.

4. The torque transmitter of claim 3 , wherein the annular extensions are circumferentially from one another with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the torque transmitting housing.

5. A torque transmitter for installing a cable television (CATV) filter on an interface port comprising:
a CATV filter header configured to support a CATV filter component;
a torque transmitting housing configured to at least partially house the CATV filter header wherein the torque transmitting housing comprises:
a first receiving portion comprising a first curled portion that is configured to fit a first torque transmitting portion of a CATV filter installation tool; and
a second receiving portion comprising a second curled portion that is configured to fit a second torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool;

wherein the torque transmitting housing is configured to fit a CATV filter installation tool, receive a torque force from the CATV filter installation tool when the torque transmitting housing is fit to the CATV filter installation tool, and transmit the torque force received from the CATV filter installation tool to the CATV filter header so as to allow the CATV filter installation tool to install the torque transmitting housing and the CATV filter on the interface port;
and
wherein the torque transmitting housing comprises an end face portion facing away from the interface port, and the first and second receiving portions of the torque transmitting housing are positioned on the end face portion of the torque transmitting housing.

6. The torque transmitter of claim 5 , wherein the first receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a first open portion, the first torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool comprises a first protrusion portion configured to fit the first open portion so as to transmit torque from the first protrusion portion to the first open portion, the second receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a second open portion, and the second torque transmitting portion of the CATV filter installation tool comprises a second protrusion portion configured to fit the second open portion so as to transmit torque from the second protrusion portion to the second open portion.

7. A torque transmitter for installing a filter on an interface port comprising:
a filter header configured to support a filter component;
a torque transmitting housing configured to at least partially house the filter header wherein the torque transmitting housing comprises:
a first receiving portion comprising a first curled portion that is configured to fit a first torque transmitting portion of an installation tool; and
a second receiving portion comprising a second curled portion that is configured to fit a second torque transmitting portion of the installation tool;

wherein the torque transmitting housing is configured to receive a torque force from the installation tool when the torque transmitting housing is fit to the installation tool, and transmit the torque force received from the installation tool to the filter header so as to install the torque transmitting housing, the filter header, and the filter component on the interface port.

8. The torque transmitter of claim 7 , wherein the torque transmitting housing comprises an end face portion facing away from the interface port, and the first and second receiving portions of the torque transmitting housing are positioned on the end face portion of the torque transmitting housing.

9. The torque transmitter of claim 7 , wherein the first receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a first open portion, the first torque transmitting portion of the installation tool comprises a first protrusion portion configured to fit the first open portion so as to transmit torque from the first protrusion portion to the first open portion, the second receiving portion of the torque transmitting housing comprises a second open portion, and the second torque transmitting portion of the installation tool comprises a second protrusion portion configured to fit the second open portion so as to transmit torque from the second protrusion portion to the second open portion.

10. A torque transmitter for installing a filter on an interface port comprising:
a filter header configured to support a filter component; and
a torque transmitting outer sleeve configured to at least partially enclose the filter header wherein the torque transmitting outer sleeve comprises:
a first receiving portion comprising a first curled portion that is configured to fit a first torque transmitting portion of an installation tool; and
a second receiving portion comprising a second curled portion that is configured to fit a second torque transmitting portion of the installation tool;

wherein the torque transmitting outer sleeve

Assignees

• Ppc Broadband Inc

Inventors

• Montena Noah

Classifications

• H05K5/04

  Metal casings · CPC title

• H01R2103/00

  Two poles · CPC title

• H04N7/102

  Circuits therefor, e.g. noise reducers, equalisers, amplifiers (H04N7/108 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R43/26 Primary

  for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) · CPC title

• H01R24/42 Primary

  comprising impedance matching means or electrical components, e.g. filters or switches · CPC title