Patent ID: 11923633
Assignee: JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method for preventing an inadvertent coupling improperly or non-mating connector portions, one of the connector portions having an inner conductor socket for transmitting RF signals across a connector interface and an outer conductor basket having at least one axially projecting finger to electrically ground the connector portions;
the method including the steps of:
configuring an inhibitor for insertion between the inner conductor socket and the outer conductor basket to prevent plastic deformation of at least one of the axially projecting fingers:
(i) when promoting alignment of the mating connector portions, or
(ii) to prevent insertion of a non-mating connector portion,

configuring the insert to include a tubular outer wall projecting normally from an outwardly facing flange, the outer wall defining:
(i) a plurality of engagement sections having a surface disposed substantially normal to a radial projecting from an elongate axis, and
(ii) a plurality of stiffening sections having a surface disposed substantially parallel to a radial projecting from the elongate axis.