Patent ID: 7486234

Claim:
A connector adapted to transfer microwave energy between two planes having an angle there-between within a range 45° to 90°, comprising: a first member comprising a first conductor separated from a first conductive ground plane by a first dielectric, the first conductive ground plane and the first dielectric having a slot formed therein; and a second member comprising a second conductor separated from a second conductive ground plane by a second dielectric, the second conductor being provided with an electrical connection to the second conductive ground plane at a first end of the second member; in which the first end of the second member extends through the slot in the first conductive ground plane such that the electrical connection is positioned between the first conductive ground plane and the first conductor with the first and second conductors having an angle there-between within the range 45° to 90°; wherein the electrical connection is selected from the group of electrical connections consisting of at least one conductive via which connects the second conductor and the second conductive ground plane through the second dielectric and the second conductor and the second conductive ground plane that extend around an end of the second dielectric to contact one another.