Coaxial connector termination

A coaxial connector for termination to a cable that has first and second conductors, comprising:

• a first contact device that includes a first contact with a mating front portion that is centered on a mating axis and with a rear portion, said mating front portion having a width in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to said mating axis;
• a second contact device that includes a second contact with a mating front portion that is centered on said mating axis and that lies around the mating front portion of said first contact, said second contact having a rear portion;
• an inner insulator that separates said first and second contacts;
• said rear portion of said first contact has a first passage that is offset in a first lateral direction from said mating axis;
• said rear portion of said second contact has a second passage that is offset from said mating axis in primarily a second lateral direction that is opposite to said first lateral direction;
• said rear portion of said second contact has a recess that is offset in said first lateral direction from said mating axis, with said rear portion of said first contact and a portion of said inner insulator lying in said recess.

A coaxial connector for termination to a cable that has at least first and second conductors, comprising:

• first and second contact devices that include first and second contacts;
• said first contact has a mating front portion that lies on a mating axis, and said first contact has a rear portion;
• said second contact has a mating front portion that surrounds said first contact mating front portion, and said second contact has a rear portion;
• an inner insulator that separates said first and second contacts;
• a pair of terminals including first and second terminals that each has a rear end for termination to one of the cable conductors and a front end, with said rear portions of said pair of contacts and said front ends of said pair of terminals being constructed so one of them forms a pair of pins and the other forms a pair of sockets constructed to each receive one of the pins, with each socket and pin lying in sliding electrical engagement with the other;
• an outer assembly, with said first and second contacts fixed in position within said outer assembly, and with said outer assembly having a rear portion extending rearward of said contact rear ends;
• a termination positioner lying in said outer assembly rear portion and having front and rear ends and a plurality of through bores extending between said ends;
• said terminals each lies in one of said bores.

A coaxial connector for termination to a cable that has at least first and second conductors, comprising:

• first and second contact devices that include first and second contacts;
• said first contact has a mating front portion that lies on a mating axis, and said first contact has a rear portion;
• said second contact has a mating front portion that surrounds said first contact mating front portion, and said second contact has a rear portion;
• an inner insulator that separates said first and second contacts;
• a pair of terminals including first and second terminals that each has a rear end for termination to one of the cable conductors and a front end, with said rear portions of said pair of contacts and said front ends of said pair of terminals being constructed so one of them forms a pair of pins and the other forms a pair of sockets constructed to each receive one of the pins, with each socket and pin lying in sliding electrical engagement with the other;
• a third contact with a mating front end that surrounds said second contact mating front end and that has a rear end connected to said cable third conductor;
• said cable comprises a pair of twisted insulated wires forming said first and second conductors, a cylindrical cable shield forming said third conductor, and a jacket lying around said cable shield;
• said third contact rear end forming a sleeve extending rearward of said first and second contacts;
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• a ferrule lying at least partially within said sleeve of said third contact rear end, said ferrule having a front end, and said ferrule being crimped to said cable jacket, said cable shield having a front portion wrapped about said ferrule and sandwiched between said third contact rear end and said ferrule.

A coaxial connector for termination to a cable that has at least first and second conductors, comprising:

• first and second contact devices that include first and second contacts;
• said first contact has a mating front portion that lies on a mating axis, and said first contact has a rear portion;
• said second contact has a mating front portion that surrounds said first contact mating front portion, and said second contact has a rear portion;
• an inner insulator that separates said first and second contacts;
• a pair of terminals including first and second terminals that each has a rear end for termination to one of the cable conductors and a front end, with said rear portions of said pair of contacts and said front ends of said pair of terminals being constructed so one of them forms a pair of pins and the other forms a pair of sockets constructed to each receive one of the pins, with each socket and pin lying in sliding electrical engagement with the other;
• said front ends of said first and second terminals form pins;
• said rear portion of said first contact has a first passage with an axis that is offset in a first lateral direction from said mating axis;
• said rear portion of said second contact has a second passage with an axis that is offset from said mating axis in primarily a second lateral direction that is opposite to said first lateral direction;
• said rear portion of said second contact has a recess that is offset in said first lateral direction from said mating axis, with said rear portion of said first contact and a portion of said inner insulator lying in said recess.

The combination of a coaxial connector and a cable that has at least first and second conductors, comprising:

• first and second coaxial contact devices that each includes a contact having a front mating end lying on a mating axis and that each has a rear portion forming a passage, with said mating end of said second contact lying around said mating end of said first contact;
• an insulator that separates said first and second contacts;
• first and second terminals that each has a rear end fixed to one of said conductors, with said terminals each having a front end forming a pin that lies in one of said passages and is electrically connected to the walls of the passage;
• a termination positioner that has a pair of bores and that lies behind said contacts, with each of said terminals mounted in one of said bores.