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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1995
Christophe Meynier, Saint Egreve, FR;
Radiall, Rosny-Sous-Bois, FR;
Abstract
A microminiature coaxial connector which locks by snap-fastening, said microminiature coaxial connector including two complementary connector elements, each of said connector elements comprising a hollow cylindrical body forming an exterior earthing contact, said body having a forward end and an interior wall, each of said connector elements further having, starting from said forward end, a cavity into which there penetrates a central contact, said central contact having an end, said two connector elements respectively having male and female central contacts, retained in the body via an insulating material, a first of the connector elements including, inside its body, an elastic socket surrounding its central contact and extending beyond the forward end of the body, said socket having a free end and including, close to its free end, substantially in line with the end of the central contact which it surrounds, a peripheral bead able to engage in a groove formed in the interior wall of the body of the second connector element, wherein the second connector element includes a cylindrical skirt forcibly fitted into its cavity, said skirt having an interior wall and an end and said skirt extending beyond the forward end of said body, the end of said skirt being at a distance (d2) from the end of the central contact of the said second connector element substantially equal to the distance (d1) between the end of the body of the first connector element and the end of the central contact housed within this body.