Contact member for electrical connector
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsMichael A Hoyack, Owen R. Barthelmes, Kenneth Capozzi
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Abstract
A contact member includes, an outer conductor including a mating interface section that includes a front end of the outer conductor, a termination section including a rear end of the outer conductor, and a middle section therebetween joining the mating interface and termination sections; an inner conductor received in the mating interface section; and a protective insulator including a main portion received in the mating interface section of the outer conductor and supporting the inner conductor and including an end portion configured for closed entry mating. The end portion has an end face extending outside of the front end of the outer conductor.
Claims15
A contact member for an electrical connector, comprising:
- an outer conductor including a mating interface section, a termination section, and a middle section between the mating interface section and the termination section, wherein the mating interface section includes a front end of the outer conductor, and the termination section includes a rear end of the outer conductor;
- an inner conductor received in the mating interface section;
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- a protective insulator including a main portion and an end portion, wherein the main portion is received in the mating interface section of the outer conductor and supports the inner conductor, and wherein the end portion is configured for closed entry mating, the end portion having an end face extending outside of the front end of the outer conductor,
- wherein a sleeve is disposed around the middle section of the outer conductor and wherein the middle section includes at least one window that is covered by the sleeve.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- one or more contact members, each contact member including,
- an outer conductor including a mating interface section, a termination section, and a middle section between the mating interface section and the termination section, wherein the mating interface section includes a front end of the outer conductor, and the termination section includes a rear end of the outer conductor;
- an inner conductor received in the mating interface section;
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- a protective insulator including a main portion and an end portion, wherein the main portion is received in the mating interface section of the outer conductor and supports the inner conductor, and wherein the end portion is configured for closed entry mating, the end portion having an end face extending outside of the front end of the outer conductor,
- wherein a sleeve is disposed around the middle section of the outer conductor and the middle section has an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the termination section and wherein the middle section includes at least one window that is covered by the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.