Coaxial connector splice

A coaxial connector splice comprising:

• a pin supported within a splice body;
• the pin having opposed end sections joined by a pin middle section;
• the end sections including a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger formed as a tube;
• the contactors including a variable aperture formed by tongues extending from the middle section;
• the contactors for receiving the center conductor of a coaxial cable that is for insertion into the pin via a fixed aperture formed by a pin hanger;
• the end sections spaced away from the body by a pin support;
• and,
• a compression brace within the splice body;
• wherein the compression brace preferentially bears forces on the pin supports that tend to compress the pin.

A coaxial connector splice comprising:

• a cylindrical center pin with a longitudinal seam;
• the pin having opposed end sections joined by a pin middle section;
• the end sections including a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger formed as a tube;
• the contactors including a variable aperture formed by tongues extending from the middle section;
• the contactors for receiving the center conductor of a coaxial cable that is for insertion into the pin variable aperture via a fixed aperture formed by a pin hanger;
• the pin hangers encircled by respective insulating structures;
• and,
• a compression brace within the splice body;
• wherein the compression brace preferentially bears forces urging the insulating structures closer together.

A coaxial connector splice comprising:

• a pin supported within a splice body;
• the pin having opposed end sections joined by a pin middle section;
• each end section including a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger formed as a tube;
• each contactor including a variable aperture formed by two or more tongues that are middle section extensions;
• and,
• one or more of the tongues having a raised surface deformation that forms a curved cavity that faces a pin longitudinal axis and conforms to a coaxial cable center conductor.

A coaxial connector splice comprising:

• a splice body having a central axis and a pin supported within the splice body;
• the pin having opposed end sections joined by a pin middle section;
• each end section including a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger formed as a tube;
• each contactor including a variable aperture formed by tongues extending from the middle section;
• each tongue operable in a pin slot located between the middle section and a cylindrical portion of the distal pin hanger;
• and,
• each contactor for receiving the center conductor of a coaxial cable that is for insertion into the contactor variable aperture via a pin hanger fixed aperture.

A coaxial cable splicing method comprising the steps of:

• providing a tubular pin having a middle section and end sections, each end section including a tongue extending from the middle section and a distal pin hanger formed as a tube;
• positioning the pin within a connector body;
• providing a pin support having an annular face plate and plural resilient fingers extending from the face plate that form a socket;
• and,
• biasing the tongue toward a pin centerline via a tongue and finger engagement when a coaxial cable center conductor is inserted in the pin.