Patent ID: 6250953
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly for connecting conductors of a plurality of coaxial cables to associated electrical circuitry, comprising:a fixed connector including a dielectric housing mounted on a substrate on which the electrical circuitry is disposed, and a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and connected to the electrical circuitry, the terminals having contact arms in a side-by-side array at regularly spaced intervals; anda movable connector removably attached to the fixed connector and including first and second assemblies,said first assembly having a plurality of rigid support members in a side-by-side array at regularly spaced intervals corresponding to the spacing of said contact arms of the fixed connector,said second assembly having a plurality of terminals in a side-by-side array at regularly spaced intervals corresponding to the spacing of the contact arms and said support members,said first and second assemblies being interengageable to sandwich the conductors of the cables between the support members of the first assembly and the terminals of the second assembly, andwhereby attaching the movable connector to the fixed connector is effective to connect the conductors of the cables to the electrical circuitry through the terminals of the second assembly of the movable connector and the contact arms of the fixed connector.