High voltage coaxial connector

In a coaxial connector in which a conductive housing is provided with a projecting electrical terminal, a conductive shell and an insulative body are encircled by the housing, a central electrical contact for transmitting an electrical signal is concentrically encircled by the insulative body, and an electrical terminal portion of the contact is encircled by a portion of the insulative body that projects outwardly from the shell, a clearance separates the housing from the electrical contact and defines a clearance path for an electrical short of a high voltage signal, and a voltage creepage path extends along an exterior surface of the dielectric body, from the terminal portion of the contact to a nearest surface of the shell, the improvement comprising;

• an extended axial stem portion of the insulative body is uncovered and projects substantially outwardly from the conductive housing in a space outwardly of the conductive housing,
• the terminal portion of the electrical contact projects outwardly from the conductive housing and in said space,
• the stem portion encircles the terminal portion to provide a lengthy voltage creepage path and a lengthy clearance path from the terminal portion to the housing to prevent an electrical short of a high voltage signal,
• the terminal portion protrudes uncovered from the stem portion and is bent to extend transversely of the stem portion and in the same direction as the projecting electrical terminal,
• the housing encircles the shell with an interference fit, and
• the shell and the insulative body are received in a bore of the housing, with the shell overlapping the insulative body and being encircled by the housing with an interference fit.