Patent ID: 6452105
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A coaxial cable assembly with a discontinuous outer jacket, said assembly comprising:a coaxial cable having a central conductor, an outer conducting sheath, and insulation material disposed therebetween, a section of said coaxial cable having a portion of its outer sheath removed to expose the central conductor along a gap having a selected length; and a stub having an internal conductor, an outer conductor, and a dielectric material separating said internal and outer conductors, said stub having an effective electrical length of a predetermined value; said outer conductor having a section of enlarged diameter overlapping a portion of said internal conductor and a necked-down section remote from the enlarged diameter section, said overlapped portion of the stub internal conductor and said necked-down section being adapted to match the outer diameter of the coaxial cable outer sheath; said outer conductor and said internal conductor of the stub being electrically connected to said outer sheath of said coaxial cable on opposite sides of said gap; whereby said stub is secured in a position along said coaxial cable such that one end of the dielectric material of said stub is positioned over said gap in the coaxial cable.