Patent ID: 7175455

Claim:
A coaxial switching jack comprising: a housing with a pair of rear openings, and a pair of front openings, each opening configured to receive a mating coaxial cable connector; a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within the housing, each assembly having a first end adjacent one of the front openings and a second end adjacent one of the rear openings, each coaxial assembly including a center conductor and an outer shell conductor; a first conductive spring contacting the center conductors of the coaxial assemblies and a second conductive spring contacting the outer shell conductors of the coaxial assemblies; wherein insertion of the mating coaxial cable connector into one of the front openings deflects the first spring away from electrical contact with the center conductor of the corresponding coaxial assembly, deflects the second spring away from contact with the outer shell conductor of the corresponding coaxial assembly, and electrically connects a center conductor of the cable connector with the center conductor of the coaxial assembly and electrically connects an outer shell conductor of the cable connector with the outer shell conductor of the coaxial assembly; wherein neither of the first and second springs electrically contacts the mating coaxial cable connector.