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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1991
Frank A Harwath, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Donald J Brinkman, Woodridge, IL (US);
Glenn A Landgraf, Naperville, IL (US);
Hasmukh Shah, Wheaton, IL (US);
Eric Stenstrom, Warrenville, IL (US);
David L Brunker, Naperville, IL (US);
Richard A Johnson, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In the exemplary embodiment of the invention, the miniature coaxial contact terminates a coaxial cable which includes a signal wire, an insulating jacket surrounding the signal wire, ground means surrounding the insulating jacket and an outer insulating sheath surrounding the ground means. The contact includes a signal pin having a contact end for mating with an appropriate receptacle contact and a terminating end having a coined portion for termination to the signal wire. Insulator means is provided about at least a portion of the signal pin. A grounding shield tube is provided about the insulator means. The tube has an inner surface for termination to the ground means of the cable.