Patent ID: 6530808
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector member for a coaxial cable comprising:a first section having two or more portals formed therein, each portal adapted to guide an indentor of a crimping tool into a predetermined position over a crimp area of a conductor receiving section of an electrical contact extending into the first section; and a second section including a conductive outer shell electrically coupled to the first section; and a dielectric material enclosed by the outer shell in the second section supporting the electrical contact in a central bore of the dielectric material, the dielectric material not surrounding the conductor receiving section, the conductor receiving section having a diameter adapted to receive a center conductor of the cable, wherein an electrical connection formed by crimping the electrical contact to the conductor using the indentors extending through the portals provides a substantially matched impedance in that section of the connector; a void defining an area in the first section surrounding the conductor receiving section; and a crimp ferrule adapted to be inserted over the first section to electrical and mechanically secure a coaxial shield conductor to the connector member and to cover each portal opening to provide an electrical shield against RF leakage from the void area surrounding the conductor receiving section.