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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
John Mezzalingua Associates, Llc, Liverpool, NY (US);
Brandon Stevens, Liverpool, NY (US);
Nikhil Balakdas Meshram, Liverpool, NY (US);
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC, Liverpool, NY (US);
Abstract
A connector, and connector insert, configured to inhibit plastic deformation of at least one of the axially projecting fingers of an outer conductor basket associated with a connector. The connector insert comprises: (i) an outwardly facing flange configured to engage a shoulder formed at a base of the axially projecting fingers of the outer conductor basket, (ii) a tubular structure defining an elongate axis and having plurality of engagement sections extending normal to the outwardly facing flange, each engagement section having a surface disposed substantially normally to a radial projecting from the elongate axis; and (iii) a plurality of stiffening sections having a surface disposed substantially parallel to a radial projecting from the elongate axis. The engagement sections function to prevent plastic deformation of the axially projecting fingers, thereby preventing damage to the fingers and/or the transmission of RF signals The stiffening sections function to support the engagement sections while furthermore preventing the insertion of a non-mating second connector into, or against, the outer conductor basket of a first connector.