Patent ID: 9236694
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. Coaxial plug connector comprising a center conductor defining a center axis of the connector, an outer conductor coaxial to the center conductor, the outer conductor having a substantially cylindrical shape and slits defining a plurality of spring loaded contact elements, a mechanical contact surface disposed at a right angle to the center axis and spaced from the spring loaded contact elements, the mechanical contact surface configured to limit a distance by which the plug connector can be inserted into a mating socket connector in the direction of the center axis when the plug and socket connectors are mated, and at least one precision centering means configured to align the center axis of the connector to a center axis of a mating socket connector, the at least one precision centering means having an outer transverse dimension that is larger than a maximum outer transverse dimension of the plurality of spring loaded contact elements of the outer conductor.