Ground portion for maintaining a ground path in a coaxial cable connector

Ground member for maintaining a ground path in a coaxial cable connector having a coupler with a rearward facing coupler surface, a body with a forward facing body surface, and a post with a rearward facing post surface comprising:

• coupler ground contact means for biasingly maintaining contact with the rearward facing coupler surface of the coupler of a connector when the connector is assembled and during operation of the connector;
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• post ground contact means for maintaining physical and electrical grounding contact with the rearward facing post surface during operation of the connector, the post ground contact means being located rearward from the rearward facing coupler surface of the coupler of the connector and extending in a space formed between the forward facing body surface of a body of the connector and the rearward facing post surface of a post of the connector when the connector is assembled and when the coupler engages an interface port.

Ground member for maintaining a ground path in a coaxial cable connector having a coupler with a rearward facing coupler surface, a body with a forward facing body surface, and a post with a rearward facing post surface comprising:

• a coupler ground contact surface configured to be biasingly maintained in contact with the rearward facing coupler surface of the coupler of a connector when the connector is assembled and during operation of the connector;
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• a post contact surface configured to be located rearward from the rearward facing coupler surface of the coupler of the connector so as to extend in a space formed between the forward facing body surface of a body of the connector and the rearward facing post surface of a post of the connector when the connector is assembled and when the coupler engages an interface port so as to maintain physical and electrical grounding contact with the rearward facing post surface during operation of the connector.