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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
May. 28, 1993
Lang T Le, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Michael E Pastal, Lebanon, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A retention sleeve (140) placed over the rearward end (116) of the outer (102) of a coaxial plug connector (100) providing a rearward stop for retaining the coupling nut (126) on the housing. The retention sleeve includes an inwardly directed flange (146) along the cable-receiving passageway therethrough for retention of solder preforms (128) within cable-receiving bore (114) of the outer conductive housing (102). The retention sleeve can be of low resistance copper having a thin outer layer (152) of magnetic high resistance metal, defining a self-regulating temperature thermal energy source when subjected to RF current, to reflow solder. A recess (154) in rearward portion (148) of retention sleeve (140) provides a site for an additional preform (156) of solder which when reflowed defines a robust solder joint (176,178) of the outer conductor (162) of the cable (160) to not only the outer conductive housing (102) but also axially forwardly and rearwardly of the annular flange (146) of the retention sleeve ( 140).