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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2001
Denis D. Springer, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A converter for terminating a coaxial connector to a coaxial cable when the cable shield layer outer diameter is larger than an interior dimension of the connector shell. The converter includes a conductive shell having a first end and a second end. The first end of the converter shell has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cable conductive shield layer, and the second end of the converter shell has an outer diameter smaller than the interior dimension of the connector shell. A dielectric insulation insert is positioned with the converter shell. The converter may be designed to match the impedance of either the coaxial cable or the connector, or the converter may smoothly transition from the impedance of the cable to the impedance of the connector.