Patent ID: 7470133
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of using a coaxial switching jack comprising: providing a housing with a pair of rear cable connection locations and a pair of front cable connection locations, each front cable connection location configured to receive a mating coaxial cable connector; providing a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within the housing, each coaxial assembly having a first end adjacent one of the front cable connection locations and a second end adjacent one of the rear cable connection locations, each coaxial assembly including a center conductor and an outer shell conductor; providing a resistor mounted to the housing, the resistor moveable between an “ON” position and an “OFF” position; inserting a mating coaxial cable connector into one of the front cable connection locations to remove the center conductor of the corresponding coaxial assembly from electrical contact with the center conductor of the other coaxial assembly and to remove the outer shell conductor of the corresponding coaxial assembly from electrical contact with the outer shell conductor of the other coaxial assembly and to electrically connect a center conductor of the mating coaxial cable connector with the center conductor of the corresponding coaxial assembly, and to electrically connect an outer shell conductor of the mating coaxial cable connector with the outer shell conductor of the corresponding coaxial assembly; and without removing the resistor from the housing, turning the resistor from the “OFF” position to the “ON” position to electrically connect the outer shell conductor to the center conductor of the other coaxial assembly through the resistor.