Microphone connector assembly

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a plug subassembly including:
• a generally cylindrical hollow conductive plug shell defining a longitudinal plug shell axis between a forward mating end and a rear end, the outer surface of said plug shell being circular in section orthogonal to said plug shell axis and having threads thereon in a region intermediate its forward mating and rear ends, said plug shell having a longitudinal section removed therefrom rearwardly from said threaded region to said rear end, a remaining rear portion of said plug shell subtending an arc of approximately 180.degree.;
• at least one elongated conductive male contact member having a forward mating end and a rear connecting end;
• an insulative plug contact housing sized to fit within said plug shell forwardly of said removed section and having at least one bore therethrough parallel to said plug shell axis for receiving a respective one of said at least one male contact member with the forward mating end of said male contact member extending forwardly of said plug contact housing and the rear end of said male contact member extending rearwardly of said plug contact housing, the forward end of said plug contact housing being recessed within said plug shell from the forward mating end of said plug shell to provide a cavity for receiving a mating complementary receptacle subassembly;
• an insulative plug strain relief member of generally semi-cylindrical configuration and adapted for placement relative to said plug shell so that it substantially replaces the removed longitudinal section of said plug shell, said plug strain relief member having a rear end opposed to and spaced from the rear end of said plug shell and including a projection directed toward said plug shell;
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• a hollow generally cylindrical plug boot affixable to the conductive plug shell and having a reduced diameter end adapted for engaging the rear end of said plug strain relief member and moving said plug strain relief member rear end with said projection transversely toward said plug shell;
• wherein a first cable having at least one wire connected to a respective one of said at least one male contact member and exiting the rear of said plug shell is engaged by said plug strain relief member projection;
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• a receptacle subassembly including:
• a generally cylindrical hollow conductive receptacle shell defining a longitudinal receptacle shell axis between a forward mating end and a rear end, the outer surface of said receptacle shell being circular in section orthogonal to said receptacle shell axis and having threads thereon in a region intermediate its forward mating and rear ends, said receptacle shell having a longitudinal section removed therefrom rearwardly from said threaded region to said rear end, the remaining rear portion of said receptacle shell subtending an arc of approximately 180.degree., said receptacle shell having a portion extending rearwardly from said receptacle shell forward mating end which is sized to be longitudinally received within said plug subassembly cavity;
• at least one elongated conductive female contact member having a forward mating end and a rear wire receiving end;
• an insulative receptacle contact housing sized to fit within said receptacle shell forwardly of said removed section and having at least one bore therethrough parallel to said receptacle shell axis for receiving a respective one of said at least one female contact member with the forward mating end of said contact member remaining within said receptacle contact housing and the rear end of said female contact member extending rearwardly of said receptacle contact housing, the forward end of said receptacle contact housing being substantially aligned with the forward mating end of said receptacle shell;
• an insulative receptacle strain relief member of generally semi-cylindrical configuration and adapted for placement relative to said receptacle shell so that it substantially replaces the removed longitudinal section of said receptacle shell, said receptacle strain relief member having a rear end opposed to and spaced from the rear end of said receptacle shell and including a projection directed toward said receptacle shell;
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• a hollow generally cylindrical receptacle boot affixable to the conductive receptacle shell and having a reduced diameter end adapted for engaging the rear end of said receptacle strain relief member and moving said receptacle strain relief member rear end with said projection transversely toward said receptacle shell;
• wherein a second cable having at least one wire connected to a respective one of said at least one female contact member and exiting the rear of said receptacle shell is engaged by said receptacle strain relief member projection.