Patent ID: 6692262
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly for coupling a plurality of coaxial cables to a substrate, comprising:a housing adapted to be removably attached to an area of a substrate, said housing having a first wall with an array of holes formed therethrough; a plurality of connector bodies releasably retained within said housing in substantial alignment with said array of holes, each connector body comprising a bore extending therethrough, an insulator fixed within said bore, and a center contact releasably positioned within a central bore formed in said insulator; and a coaxial cable segment operatively connected to each of said connector bodies, each coaxial cable segment comprising a center conductor fixed to said center contact and an outer shielding conductor fixed to said connector body, each of said coaxial cable segments extending outwardly from said housing and having a distal end adapted to be connected to another area of the substrate.