Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.

Ian Tilbury

Ian James Stafford Gray

A coax unit with outer and inner coaxial terminals (21, 22), is held in a housing passageway (11) by coupling elements (14). Each coupling element is formed of sheet metal and lies in the passageway beside the coax unit. The housing passageway has a cross-section that includes opposite part cylindrical sides (56) that are each parts of an imaginary cylinder (59), and has bottom and top extensions (12, 13) that extend beyond the imaginary cylinder. The coax unit is closely positioned by the part cylindrical sides. Each coupling element has a rear portion with a tongue (17) that presses against the coax unit, and each coupling unit forms a finger with a forward portion (60) having a contacting location (62) that presses against a coax mating device (32) that is inserted into the passageway, to electrically connect the outer terminals of the coax unit and of the mating device.

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Overton, United Kingdom

Ian Tilbury