Patent ID: 7753726
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A composite electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing formed from a first material and having an interior chamber comprising a stepped cylindrical inner surface with a first opening at a mating end of the housing and a second opening at a mounting end of the housing, the interior chamber being staged in diameter to form front, intermediate and rear stages with a forward shoulder between the front and intermediate stages and a rear shoulder between the intermediate and rear stages; a shield formed from a second material and shaped to fit within the interior chamber, the shield prevented from being removed from the second opening by abutting the inner surface of the housing in the front stage and the forward shoulder at the same time and abutting the inner surface of the housing in the rear stage and the rear shoulder at the same time; and an electrical contact disposed within the interior chamber and aligned along a longitudinal axis of the connector assembly, the electrical contact having first and second ends, the first end being configured to receive a center conductor of a cable, the second end being configured to connect with a conductor of a device.