Patent ID: 9054471
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An adapter comprising: a first adapter body having an internal bore; a first dielectric having an internal bore, and having a portion disposed within the internal bore of the first adapter body and a portion extending outside of the first adapter body; a first inner contact disposed within the internal bore of the first dielectric; and an outer contact fixed to the first adapter body and having a shoulder surface inside the outer contact, wherein the portion of the first dielectric outside of the first adapter body is disposed within the internal opening of the outer contact, the shoulder surface engaging the dielectric to hold the first dielectric against the first adapter body, the first adapter body further includes an outer contact attachment and a forward projecting member configured within the outer contact, the outer contact is attached to the first adapter body at the outer contact attachment to provide a first electrical connection between the outer contact and the first adapter body, and the forward projecting member of the first adapter body is configured to contact the outer contact at a location remote from the outer contact attachment to provide a second electrical connection, there being no electrical connection between the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection.