Patent ID: 6099329
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G06F,H01R

Abstract:
A coaxial jack for connecting a coaxial cable to a PC type communications card, the PC type communications card having a thickness and containing a circuit board, the coaxial jack comprising:a base with a front face, the base including a thickness that does not generally exceed the thickness of the PC type communications card;a tubular insulator projecting from the front face of the base;a conductive socket disposed within the tubular insulator, the conductive socket including an opening sized and configured to be electrically connected to a contact pin of a coaxial connector;a first outwardly extending arm projecting from the front face of the base and spaced from the tubular insulator to form a first gap, the first arm having a height that does not generally exceed the thickness of the base;a second outwardly extending arm projecting from the front face of the base and spaced from the tubular insulator to form a second gap, the second arm having a height that does not generally exceed the thickness of the base;a first conductive line wire extending through the base and in electrical communication with the conductive socket;a second conductive line wire extending through the base and in electrical communication with at least the first outwardly extending arm or the second outwardly extending arm; anda flexible wire ribbon electrically connecting the first conductive line wire and the second conductive line wire to the circuit board contained within the PC type communications card;wherein the first outwardly extending arm, second outwardly extending arm, tubular insulator and conductive socket being sized and configured to be coupled to a coaxial connector.