Patent ID: 6048212
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H01P,H01Q,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A radio frequency (RF) signal connector comprising:(a) a first member having a finger portion at a first edge thereof, said first member comprising an electrically insulating layer with a ground plane comprising a layer of an electrically conductive material disposed on at least a portion of a first surface of said insulating layer of said first member;(b) an electrically conductive contact disposed on at least a portion of a surface of said finger portion opposite said first surface of said insulating layer;(c) a second member having a recess formed in a first edge thereof adapted to receive said finger portion therein, said second member comprising an electrically insulating layer having a ground plane comprising a layer of an electrically conductive material disposed on at least a portion of a first surface of said insulating layer of said second member;(d) a flexible, electrically conductive contact disposed on said second member, with at least a portion thereof positioned over and at least partially extending into said recess, whereby, when the first and second members are mated, said finger portion is disposed within said recess and the flexible contact makes electrical contact with the contact disposed on said finger portion; and(e) means for electrically connecting the ground plane of the first member to the ground plane of the second member when the first and second members are mated.