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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1996
George W Michael, III, Harrisburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The combination of a PCB surface mount receptacle and a miniaturized coaxial connector vertically mated therewith. The receptacle comprises a dielectric housing defined by a plurality of upstanding walls from a base, means for surface mounting the receptacle to the PCB, a grounding contact clip to be received therein, and a signal contact pin exposed within the interior of the receptacle. The connector comprises a T-shaped housing consisting of a first housing portion to be received in the grounding contact clip, and a second housing portion extending perpendicular thereto. The T-shaped housing further includes a central cavity extending axially through the second housing portion and transversely through the first housing portion. The cavity further contains an electrically isolated contact for engagement with the signal contact pin. Finally, the first housing portion further includes a pair of end extensions which cooperate with means in the receptacle to ensure mating alignment of the connector with the receptacle.