Patent ID: 11901678
Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An electrical connector, comprising:
one or more contact members, each contact member including,
an outer conductor including a mating interface section, a termination section, and a middle section between the mating interface section and the termination section, wherein the mating interface section includes a front end of the outer conductor, and the termination section includes a rear end of the outer conductor;
an inner conductor received in the mating interface section; and
a protective insulator including a main portion and an end portion, wherein the main portion is received in the mating interface section of the outer conductor and supports the inner conductor, and wherein the end portion is configured for closed entry mating, the end portion having an end face extending outside of the front end of the outer conductor,
wherein a sleeve is disposed around the middle section of the outer conductor and the middle section has an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the termination section and wherein the middle section includes at least one window that is covered by the sleeve.