METHOD OF CONNECTING A CENTER CONTACT WITHIN A COAX CONNECTOR

• US 3,717,930 A
• Filed: 07/06/1971
• Issued: 02/27/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Armand Samuel Apa
• Original Assignee: Armand Samuel Apa
• Inventors: Apa, Armand Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Lanham, Charles W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Church, Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US05/159,847
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 29/523,520,436,629,628
• US Class Current: 29/876
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/40 specially adapted for high frequency
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49123 Co-axial cable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49208 by assembling plural parts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49844 Through resilient media
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49934 by axially applying force
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4994 Radially expanding internal tube

Abstract

A method of connecting a center contact within a coax connector is disclosed which involves inserting a dielectric sleeve into one end of a coupling member for connecting high frequency coaxial cable so that the center conductor of a cable terminating in the coupling member is received in the inner end of the dielectric sleeve, inserting a center contact member into the other end of the dielectric sleeve a predetermined distance with an insertion tool for press-fitting the same over the cable center conductor in the dielectric sleeve, and removing the insertion tool whereby the center contact member is left positioned within the dielectric sleeve and firmly connected to the cable center conductor in one connector half of a coupling assembly ready for being connected to the other half thereof.

Claims

1. A method of connecting a center contact member within a coupling member of a connector for coaxial cable comprising the steps of:

inserting a dielectric sleeve into said coupling member, partially receiving a portion of the coaxial cable center conductor within said sleeve;

inserting a center contact member into said sleeve; and

frictionally press-fitting said center contact member over said center conductor within said dielectric sleeve.

2. A method of connecting a center contact within a coaxial connector according to claim 1, wherein said step of inserting said center contact member into said dielectric sleeve comprises the steps of:

removably attaching said center contact member to one end of an insertion tool; and

inserting said insertion tool into said coupling member with said center contact member attached to one end thereof being inserted into said dielectric sleeve until a stop on said insertion tool spaced from the one end thereof contacts said dielectric sleeve.

3. A method of connecting a center contact within a coaxial connector according to claim 2 and further comprising:

removing said tool from said center contact upon frictionally press-fitting the center contact on the coaxial cable center conductor.

4. A method of connecting a center contact member within a connector for coaxial cable comprising the steps of:

inserting a dielectric sleeve into a coupling member and partially receiving a portion of a cEnter conductor of a coaxial cable in one end of said sleeve;

removably attaching a center contact member to the end of an insertion tool having a contact member end-engaging portion and a dielectric sleeve end-engaging portion;

inserting said center contact member into the other end of said dielectric sleeve with said insertion tool and frictionally press-fitting said center contact member over the coaxial cable center conductor by moving said contact member end-engaging portion of said insertion tool against the end of said contact member until said dielectric sleeve end-contacting portion of said insertion tool contacts the end of said dielectric sleeve; and

removing said insertion tool from said center contact member.