Patent ID: 8727807
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A coaxial connector comprising: a center contact; an outer contact having a central cavity, the center contact being disposed in the central cavity, the outer contact having a separable interface end configured to be mated to a mating connector, the outer contact having a terminating end, the cavity extending between the separable interface end and the terminating end; and a dielectric insert received in the central cavity, the dielectric insert having a bore that receives and holds the center contact, the dielectric insert having structural features extending axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert, the structural features extending to distal ends, the distal ends being tapered from a front to a rear thereof to increase a diameter of the dielectric insert at a rear of the dielectric insert, air gaps being defined between the structural features, the distal ends of the structural features engaging the outer contact to secure the dielectric insert in the central cavity, wherein the outer contact includes a rear housing defining the terminating end, the rear housing having a housing interface at a front of the rear housing, the rear housing being interchangeably coupled to either a plug housing or a jack housing at the housing interface, wherein when the plug housing is coupled to the rear housing, the outer contact includes a coupling nut rotatably coupled to the plug housing with internal threads for coupling the outer contact to a jack connector defining the mating connector, and when the jack housing is coupled to the rear housing, the outer contact includes external threads for coupling the outer contact to a plug connector defining the mating connector.