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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
David Eugene Dye, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A coaxial connector assembly ( ) for mounting on a circuit board, which can be constructed at low cost and which provides low losses. The connector assembly, which can include three connectors ( ), includes a cast metal housing ( ) having a front mating end ( ) and having a rear end ( ) that terminates to a circuit board ( ). Each connector includes a combination ( ) of a center conductor ( ) with a horizontally-extending front portion ( ) and a downwardly-extending rear portion ( ), and an insulator ( ) that surrounds the inner conductor. The housing is a metal cast member with its front portion forming two concentric sleeves ( ) at each connector ( ), the inside ( ) of the inner sleeve forming the front portion of a through passage ( ) whose rear portion extends downwardly. The combination of center conductor and insulation is installed by pressing it forwardly into the housing passage. Then, a metal retainer ( ) is forced upwardly into the rear of the housing passage to lock the combination center conductor and insulator in place and to provide a ground around the rear of the center conductor.