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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
Corey McMills, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Mattis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A switching device for electrically activating and deactivating a coaxial cable junction between a coaxial cable terminus and a connection jack, where both the terminus and connection jack have external and internal conductors, is disclosed. The switching device comprises an electrically conductive housing having a first end adapted to be physically connected to the external terminus conductor, and a second end adapted to be physically connected to the external connection jack conductor. An interior member disposed within the housing, has a first end adapted to be electrically connected to the internal terminus conductor, and a second end adapted to be electrically connected to the internal connection jack conductor. A first electrically conductive path lies between the first and second end of the interior member, and a switch is disposed within this conductive path. The switch is capable of being alternated between (i) a first position wherein high frequency electrical signals are substantially transmittable between the terminus and connection jack, and (ii) a second position wherein high frequency electrical signals are substantially not transmittable between the terminus and connection jack.