Patent ID: 9293874
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A coaxial connector system comprising: a first coaxial connector having a rectangular first center contact with four sides and at least one outer contact segment that peripherally surrounds the first center contact on at least two of the respective four sides; a second coaxial connector mated with the first coaxial connector, the second coaxial connector having a rectangular second center contact with four sides that is terminated to the first center contact, the second coaxial connector having at least one outer contact segment that peripherally surrounds the second center contact on at least two of the respective four sides, the at least one outer contact segment of the second coaxial connector being mechanically and electrically connected to the at least one outer contact segment of the first coaxial connector to form a rectangular shaped outer contact box peripherally surrounding a perimeter of the first and second center contacts, wherein the at least one outer contact segment of the first coaxial connector defines a first segment of the outer contact box that surrounds a first portion of the perimeter of the first and second center contacts, and the at least one outer contact segment of the second coaxial connector defines a second segment of the outer contact box that surrounds a different, second portion of the perimeter of the first and second center contacts.