Patent ID: 6312281
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for diverting signals from a first cable to a second cable, comprising:a housing having a base, a cover attached to said base and a passageway defined by cooperative association of said base and said cover;said base including a channel adapted to engage an outer cover of said first cable, a receptacle, a lower part of said passageway, and means for attaching said base to said first cable;said channel including a boss extending from a lower surface;said boss including a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of said boss and in communication with said receptacle;said receptacle defined by a substantially circumferential wall and includes a printed circuit board adapted for connection to a ground shield of a second cable;a contact pin extending through an aperture in said printed circuit board and said bore, and adapted for communication at a first end to a conductor of said second cable and to contact a conductor of said first cable at a second end so that electrical communication is provided between said first cable and said second cable; andsaid cover and a pocket defined by a substantially circumferential wall for contact with said receptacle wall including an upper part of said passageway,whereby operative association between said base and cover cooperatively define said passageway such that said second cable is disposed and retained therein.