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Coaxial connector with bellows spring portion or raised bump

  • US 5,971,770 A
  • Filed: 11/05/1997
  • Issued: 10/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A coaxial connector for interconnecting a coaxial conductor to an electrical device or to a second coaxial conductor, the coaxial connector comprising:

  • a housing having a mating end and a mounting end and a passage therethrough extending from the mating end to the mounting end;

    an insulator having a opening therethrough and arranged in the housing such that the insulator bore extends from the mating end to the mounting end of the housing;

    a contact member arranged in the insulator bore and including a mating end for receiving the coaxial conductor, the contact member having an outer surface and a plurality of resilient spring portions extending inwardly from the outer surface and spaced from each other around the circumference of the outer surface of the contact member, the resilient spring portions producing a contact force when they are deflected outwardly upon receiving the coaxial conductor; and

    a raised bump arranged on one of the resilient spring portions such that upon receiving the coaxial conductor the raised bump engages the coaxial conductor and establishes electrical contact between the coaxial conductor and the contact member and focuses the contact force provided by said one resilient spring portion.

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