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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1984
Thomas S Cohen, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Douglas F Finan, Harrisburg, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A printed circuit board header for a row of coaxial sockets comprises a dielectric housing having a series of passageways extending therethrough in which coaxial sockets are releasably disposed. Each of the coaxial sockets include an outer contact member, a dielectric member disposed within the outer contact member and a center contact member having a first contact section extending along a longitudinal bore of the dielectric member and a second contact section extending exteriorly of the dielectric member. A contact element of the outer contact member extends exteriorly thereof and also extends parallel with respect to the second contact section so that the second contact sections and the contact elements are matable with respective holes in a printed circuit board. The outer contact members and the respective passageways are provided with securing members securing the coaxial sockets therein. Securing sections are provided on the housing to secure the housing on a printed circuit board in one direction so that the coaxial sockets extend parallel to the printed circuit board or in another direction so that the coaxial sockets are normal to the printed circuit board. This the coaxial socket housing includes latching sections latchably engaging flexible latching members of a coaxial plug housing matable with the coaxial socket housing so that the coaxial plugs are electrically matable with respective coaxial sockets. The matable housings have polarized matable sections and projections extend outwardly from the front surface of the coaxial plug housing protecting forward sections of the coaxial plugs.