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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
James D'Addario, Old Westbury, NY (US);
Assignee:
J. D'Addario & Company, Inc., Farmingdale, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/704 ;
Abstract
An RCA plug connector includes an annular outer ground sleeve, an insulating ring within the sleeve, and an elongated signal probe member having an exterior spring, extending from within the insulating ring along the central axis. The spring includes at least one axially extending portion bowed radially outward of the central axis of the probe member. The bowed portion may include a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending bowed portions. The conductive sleeve may have at least one finger portion extending radially inwardly, with an arcuate or a generally V-shaped tip cross section.