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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1998
Francisco X Gomez, Melrose Park, IL (US);
Henry Ryman, Orland Park, IL (US);
Joseph F Mockus, North Riverside, IL (US);
Andrew Corporation, Orland Park, IL (US);
Abstract
Termination and junction assemblies for flat strip transmission line links are shown to include a protective cover, an electrically conductive ground sleeve, a spring signal contact and a double-sided adhesive pad. A flat strip transmission line link is inserted into the ground sleeve until the contact is applied to the signal conducting strip of the link. At that time, the ground sleeve is in electrical communication with the primary signal ground carrier and the ground conducting strips of the flat strip link. The termination assemblies further include a coaxial cable receptacle that receives a coaxial cable transmission line link to establish electrical communication between its inner conductor and the contact and between its outer conductor and the ground sleeve. On the other hand, a second flat strip link is inserted into the ground sleeve of the junctions until the contact establishes a pressure contact with the signal conducting strip of the second flat strip link to establish electrical communication between the signal conducting strips of the two links and the ground strips of those links. In either case, the cover is snap-fitted to the ground sleeve and the double-sided adhesive pad is mounted to the sleeve to permit the assembly to be mounted to its installation site.