Patent ID: 6275054
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
An electrical coaxial contact assembly for use with a coaxial cable having an inner signal conductor and an outer ground conductor comprising:an electrically conductive inner contact assembly having a contact portion movable along a longitudinal axis and biased by a first spring in a given direction to a first extremity of the inner contact, the inner contact assembly being electrically connected to the inner signal conductor of the coaxial cable,an electrically conductive ground plunger having a contact portion and having a longitudinally extending bore, the ground plunger movable along the longitudinal axis and biased by a second spring in the given direction to a first extremity of the outer ground plunger, the inner contact assembly being disposed within the bore of the ground plunger and means to electrically separate the inner contact assembly and the ground plunger and to maintain them in coaxial relation to one another,an interface member for fixed mounting on the outer conductor of the coaxial cable received in the bore of the ground plunger and being in electrical engagement with the ground plunger, the second spring being mounted on the interface member and extending between the interface member and the ground plunger,one of the ground plunger and the interface member having a plurality of spring fingers biased into engagement with the other of the ground plunger and the interface member,the interface member and the ground sleeve disposed within an outer barrel, the interface member being fixedly attached to the outer barrel and the ground sleeve being slidable within the outer barrel.