Patent ID: 9455674
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H01G,H01J,H03F,H05H

Claim Text:
1. A tube amplifier assembly comprising: a grounding deck having a deck opening therethrough; a power tube coupled to the grounding deck and positioned within the deck opening; and a tube adapter coupled to the grounding deck, the tube adapter having a capacitive plate that extends parallel to the grounding deck and an adapter wall that is coupled to the capacitive plate, the tube adapter having an adapter opening that is aligned with the deck opening to form a tube passage, the tube adapter including flexible conductive elements that are electrically coupled to the capacitive plate and surround the tube passage, wherein the flexible conductive elements engage the power tube in the tube passage and electrically couple the power tube to the capacitive plate, the grounding deck and the capacitive plate forming a capacitor assembly of the tube amplifier assembly.