Coaxial connector with integral decoupling unit

An electrical connector having at least one contact electrically connected through at least one electrical component to a conductor external to the connector, comprising:

• a dielectric member which includes a recess for supporting the component and an opening in which at least a portion of the contact is fitted;
• a first conductive member affixed to the dielectric member to engage a first electrode of the component;
• a second conductive member secured to the dielectric body to engage a second electrode of the component and sandwich the component therebetween;
• means for electrically connecting the first conductive member to the contact and means for electrically connecting the second conductive member to the external conductor,
• wherein one end of said recess in said dielectric member communicates with a slot in the dielectric member in which the second conductive member is fitted, said recess extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the opening such that a second end of said recess communicates with a rear surface of the dielectric member to which the first conductive member is affixed.

An electrical connector, comprising:

• an electrical contact;
• and
• an integral decoupler,
• wherein said integral decoupler comprises a dielectric body member, a pair of plate springs affixed to said body member, recesses extending through said body member to communicate with said plate springs, and electrical components in said recesses sandwiched between said conductive members, and
• wherein said electrical contact includes a rear section having a perimeter substantially the same as that of the decoupler,
• wherein said first plate spring is sandwiched between said rear section of said electrical contact and said body member of said decoupler.

A decoupler for an electrical connector, comprising:

• a dielectric main body including a parallelepiped-shaped rear section and a cylindrical front section shaped to fit through a panel opening;
• a central opening extending through the rear section and the front section;
• recesses extending from one planar surface of the rear section to a second planar surface of the rear section;
• a first conductive member secured to the first planar surface of the rear section;
• a second conductive member secured to the second planar surface of the rear section;
• and
• an electrical component sandwiched between said conductive members.