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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cole Nason Plummer, South Casco, ME (US);
Lauris Dean Waterhouse, Raymond, ME (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/02 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for connecting together sections of a coaxial radio frequency transmission line. The system includes a multiple finger contact radially deformable along its axial length that may be resiliently supported in the radial direction by multiple finger contact spring rings. A hood is provided to catch metallic particles given off by the frictional wear of the contact.