Patent ID: 9165723
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch, comprising: a micro-coaxial transmission line includes a housing formed of conductive material that extends along a length to define an outer conductor of the micro-coaxial transmission line; a first electrical conductor coaxially disposed within a first length of the housing defines a first portion of an inner conductor of the micro-coaxial transmission line; a second electrical conductor coaxially disposed within a second length of the housing defines a second portion of the inner conductor, the second electrical conductor spaced apart from the first electrical conductor to form a first air gap along a length of the inner conductor, wherein the first and second electrical conductors are suspended within the housing on electrically-insulative supports; and a contact element which movably extends through an opening defined in the housing, the contact element having an electrically-insulative first portion, an electrically-conductive second portion, and an electrically-insulative third portion, wherein: the first and third portions adjoin the second portion; and the contact element is configured for movement between a first position at which the second portion of the contact element is spaced apart and electrically isolated from the first and second electrical conductors, and a second position at which the second portion of the contact element contacts the first and second electrical conductors.