RIGHT ANGLE COAXIAL CONNECTOR
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1. An electrical connector for attachment to a coaxial cable having a central conductor, comprising:
- an electrically-conductive outer housing having a cable passageway, an electrically-conductive central pin with a bore, and a dielectric bushing separating said central pin from said outer housing; and
a coupling element configured for joining the central conductor with said central pin, said coupling element configured to couple with the central conductor and having a plurality of spring arms, said coupling element capable of being inserted into said cable passageway for positioning said spring arms in said bore of said central pin so as to establish electrical contact there between.
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Abstract
A right angle coaxial connector having a construction that simplifies attachment to a coaxial cable. The coaxial connector includes an outer housing and a coupling element to which the center conductor of the coaxial cable is coupled in an environment external to the outer housing. The coupling element has spring arms resiliently insertable into a bore defined in a central pin of the coaxial connector. The spring arms provide electrical contact between the central pin and the center conductor of the coaxial cable.
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27 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for attachment to a coaxial cable having a central conductor, comprising:
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an electrically-conductive outer housing having a cable passageway, an electrically-conductive central pin with a bore, and a dielectric bushing separating said central pin from said outer housing; and
a coupling element configured for joining the central conductor with said central pin, said coupling element configured to couple with the central conductor and having a plurality of spring arms, said coupling element capable of being inserted into said cable passageway for positioning said spring arms in said bore of said central pin so as to establish electrical contact there between. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cable assembly comprising:
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a coaxial cable having a central conductor;
an electrically-conductive outer housing having a cable passageway, an electrically-conductive central pin with a bore, and a dielectric bushing separating said central pin from said outer housing; and
a coupling element configured for joining said central conductor with said central pin, said coupling element configured to couple with said central conductor and having a plurality of spring arms, said coupling element capable of being inserted into said cable passageway for positioning said spring arms in said bore of said central pin so as to establish electrical contact there between. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of coupling a right angle coaxial connector with a coaxial cable, comprising:
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coupling a coupling element with a central conductor of the coaxial cable external to an outer housing of the right angle coaxial connector;
inserting the coupling element into the outer housing; and
resiliently engaging a plurality of springs arms of the coupling element with a bore formed in a central pin provided inside the outer housing to establish electrical contact there between. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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