Shielded coaxial connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10566748-B2
Application number	US-201916290925-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2019
Priority date	Mar 19, 2012
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

A coaxial connector has a selectively engageable radio frequency interference shield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A switched coaxial cable connector, the connector comprising:
a tubular connector body housing a spring;
a spring expanse where a first spring end bears a moving insulator and a second spring end opposite the first bears on a fixed insulator;
the moving insulator having a central bore and counterbore;
a moving electrical contact with a pin end, the counterbore for receiving a moving contact shoulder, the pin end passing through the bore into the spring expanse;
the fixed insulator having a central tubular boss on a side opposite the moving electrical contact pin end;
a fixed electrical contact with a pin end and a socket end, the socket end inserted in the central tubular boss; and,
the moving electrical contact pin end for removable insertion in the fixed electrical contact socket end for completing an electrical circuit through the connector.

2. The connector of claim 1 where the connector body conducts an electrical circuit ground and the contacts conduct an electrical circuit signal.

3. The connector of claim 2 where the moving electrical contact has a socket end opposite the pin end, the socket end protruding from a first end of the connector.

4. The connector of claim 3 further comprising:
an insulator stop encircling the moving electrical contact and preventing the moving contact shoulder from leaving the counterbore.

5. The connector of claim 4 where the fixed electrical contact pin end protrudes from a second end of the connector.

6. The connector of claim 1 further comprising a connector body first counterbore for receiving the fixed insulator.

7. The connector of claim 6 further comprising a connector body second counterbore for receiving the insulator stop.

8. The connector of claim 7 further comprising:
a stationary contact housing having an end for insertion in the connector body; and,
the stationary contact housing for pressing the fixed insulator toward the first counterbore.

9. The connector of claim 8 further comprising:
a connector end insulator inserted in the stationary contact housing; and,
the connector end insulator encircling and supporting the fixed electrical contact.

10. The connector of claim 9 wherein the stationary contact housing encircles the central tubular boss.

11. A method of making a coaxial connector with an internal switch, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a tubular connector body housing and a spring therein;
urging a moving insulator away from a fixed insulator using the spring;
holding a fixed electrical conductor in a fixed insulator tubular boss that extends away from the moving insulator;
carrying a moving electrical conductor with the moving insulator;
boring and counterboring the moving insulator to receive therethrough a pin end of the moving conductor such that a shoulder of the moving conductor is inserted in the counterbore; and,
inserting a socket end of the fixed electrical contact in the fixed insulator tubular boss;
wherein the moving electrical conductor pin is for removable insertion in the fixed electrical conductor socket for completing an electrical circuit through the connector.

Assignees

• Holland Electronics Llc

Inventors

• Holland Michael

Classifications

• H01R24/525

  Outlets · CPC title

• H01R2103/00

  Two poles · CPC title

• H01R24/46 Primary

  comprising switches · CPC title