CHEMICALLY ATTACHED COAXIAL CONNECTOR

摘要

A coaxial connector (20) for attaching the end of a coaxial cable (22) to an equipment port includes a tubular post (34), a coupler, a body member having a cylindrical sleeve (52), and one or more reservoirs (60) and (62) containing a chemical component disposed between the post (34) and the cylindrical sleeve (52). Insertion of the coaxial cable (22) into the connector opens the reservoir releases the chemical component, and secures the jacket (30) of the cable (22) within the cylindrical sleeve (52). The chemical component(s) can include an adhesive, a volume-expanding material and/or an agent that swells the jacket (30) of the cable (22). Two or more chemical components may be stored in two or more adjacent reservoirs (60) and (62).