Hermaphroditic coaxial connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorRandall R. Henry
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Abstract
The present invention provides a hermaphroditic coaxial electrical connector (10) having an outer contact (12) formed of two halves (17, 18). The first half (17) is of a slightly smaller dimension than the second half (18). A dielectric (20) is profiled to fit within the first half (17). A signal contact (40) is disposed inside the dielectric (20) and has a contact point (42) along a mating surface (24) of the dielectric (20). Mounting feet (16) are provided on the base of the outer contact for surface mounting to a printed circuit board.
Claims30
A coaxial hermaphroditic electrical connector comprising:
- an outer contact being formed in two halves each extending from a base, the first of the two halves having an outer dimension less than an outer dimension of the second of the two halves,
- a dielectric being disposed substantially inside one of the outer contact halves, the dielectric having a base which is securable to the outer contact, a mating surface extending from the base along the one outer contact half and a contact receiving groove formed in the mating surface;
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- a signal contact disposed inside the contact receiving groove and extending beyond the mating surface to be engageable with a duplicate signal contact of a mating connector.
A hermaphroditic electrical connector having a first contact which is split into first and second semicylindrical halves, the first half having an outer radius less than an inner radius of the second half of a duplicate mating connector, the hermaphroditic electrical connector being characterized by:
- a dielectric disposed inside one of the first contact halves and having a mating surface which extends from a base toward a free end, a contact receiving groove disposed inside the mating surface, and a securing slot extending through the contact receiving groove near the base;
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- a signal contact being disposed inside the contact receiving groove and having a contact point near a free end which extends from the contact receiving groove beyond the mating surface,
- whereby the signal contact and the first contact are positioned in a coaxial arrangement relative to each other.
A coaxial connector having an outer contact, an inner contact and a dielectric disposed therebetween the connector comprising:
- two outer contact halves which form the outer contact, one contact half having an outer dimension less than an outer dimension of the other contact half, whereby the one contact half of one connector is adapted to fit inside the other contact half of the other connector, and the one contact half of one connector adapted to engage the other contact half of the other connector;
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- a dielectric mating surface which is formed in the dielectric along a plane which extends between the outer contact halves.
A electrical connector assembly of a pair of hermaphroditic connectors each having a first contact which is split into first and second semicylindrical halves, the first half having an outer radius less than an inner radius of the second half of a duplicate mating connector, the hermaphroditic electrical connector being characterized by:
- a dielectric disposed inside one of the first contact halves and having a mating surface which extends from a base toward a free end, a contact receiving groove disposed inside the mating surface, and a securing slot extending through the contact receiving groove near the base;
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- a signal contact being disposed inside the contact receiving groove and having a contact point near a free end which extends from the contact receiving groove beyond the mating surface,
- whereby the signal contact and the first contact are positioned in a coaxial arrangement relative to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.