Cable connector with supported center conductor contact
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorNoah Montena
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Abstract
A cable connector for a coaxial cable includes at one end a basket with circumferentially spaced fingers extending generally axially toward the other end of the cable connector. The fingers define a cavity that is positioned in surrounding relation to a inner conductive pin. Disposed in the cavity is a cylindrical collar which engages an inner wall of the fingers, along a substantial portion of their length, so as to bias them radially outwardly and prevent stresses that may otherwise occur when the fingers are inserted into the inner conductor of a coaxial cable.
Claims14
A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a pin having at one end a terminal for establishing electrical contact with a mating terminal;
- a basket having a base and having attached thereto a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers with slots therebetween, said fingers extending generally in a first direction parallel to the axis of said basket to define a basket cavity, such fingers being flexible radially outwardly so as to enable the establishment of electrical contact with an inner wall of a coaxial cable center conductor when axially installed therein, in a direction opposite to said first direction;
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- a cylindrical collar disposed concentrically on a shank portion of said pin, said collar being composed of an elastic material, and being disposed, along with said pin, in said basket cavity such that, when said basket is inserted into said cable center conductor, said collar is caused to engage the inner wall of said fingers, over a substantial longitudinal portion thereof.
A method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector comprising the steps of:
- forming a pin having at one end a terminal for establishing electrical contact with a mating terminal;
- forming a basket having a base and having attached thereto a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers with slots therebetween, said fingers extending generally in a first direction parallel to the axis of said basket to define a basket cavity, such fingers being flexible radially outwardly so as to enable the establishment of electrical contact with an inner wall of a coaxial cable center conductor when axially installed therein, in a direction opposite to said first direction;
- forming a cylindrical collar and installing it concentrically on a shank portion of said pin, said collar being composed of an elastic material;
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- installing said collar and pin in said basket cavity such that, when said basket is inserted into said cable center conductor, said collar is caused to engage the inner wall of said fingers, over a substantial longitudinal portion thereof, so as to prevent undo stress that would otherwise occur in said fingers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.