Patent ID: 6439924
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A solder-on connector for a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable being of the a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric material, and the dielectric material being surrounded by an outer conductor of a predetermined diameter and encased by a protective jacket, the solder-on connector comprising in combination:a. a body member extending between first and second opposing ends along a longitudinal axis, the first end including a first-end opening leading into a generally cylindrical cavity having an internal diameter commensurate with the predetermined diameter of the outer conductor of the coaxial cable, the second end of the body member including a second-end opening communicating with the generally cylindrical cavity; b. a fastener coupled with the body member proximate the second end of the body member, the fastener being adapted to removably engage a mating coaxial connector; c. an insulator disposed at least partially within the generally cylindrical cavity of the body member, the insulator extending between first and second ends relative to the longitudinal axis of the body member, the first end of the insulator having an outer wall having an outer diameter generally commensurate with the internal diameter of the generally cylindrical cavity, the first end of the insulator serving to abut an exposed edge of the outer conductor of a coaxial cable inserted within the first end of said body member, the second end of the insulator having an aperture formed therein, the aperture extending generally coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the body member; and d. a pin having a first end for being electrically coupled with the center conductor of the coaxial cable and having an opposing second end extending within the second-end opening of the body member, the first end of the pin having a first pin diameter, the pin including a central portion of a second pin diameter passing through the aperture formed in the second end of the insulator, the central portion of the pin being supported by the second end of the insulator, wherein the pin is supported within the body member generally coaxial with the longitudinal axis thereof, the first pin diameter being greater than the second pin diameter; e. the first end of the insulator including an opening formed therein and extending generally coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the body member, the opening being defined by an inner wall, the inner wall proximate the first end of the insulator having a diameter greater than the first pin diameter, the inner wall proximate the first end of the insulator being spaced apart from the pin, the second end of the insulator directly contacting the pin.