Patent ID: 6884114
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A center conductor and insulator assembly comprising: an insulator having a body including a shaft portion, a front portion, and an axial channel extending through the front portion and through the shaft portion; the insulator generally cylindrical, with the front portion having a greater diameter than the shaft portion; the axial channel centrally positioned through the generally cylindrical shape and adapted to receive a center conductor; the shaft portion including a rear portion opposite the front portion, the axial channel within the rear portion including a taper which decreases in diameter from an outer end to an inner end, the taper axially aligned with the axial channel; and a center conductor positioned within the axial channel of the insulator body, the center conductor including a front end and a rear end, the rear end positioned within the axial channel adjacent the smaller inner end of the taper, and the front end extending from the axial channel beyond the front portion.