Patent ID: 7029327

Claim:
A device for connecting and sealing between a transmission line connector and a matingly configured signal source connector, the device comprising: a hollow body forming an outer conductor and defining a longitudinal axis therethrough; an inner conductor extending through said outer conductor along said longitudinal axis, one end of said outer conductor and a corresponding end of said inner conductor adjacent thereto defining a signal input of said device, and opposite ends of said outer conductor and said inner conductor defining a signal output of said device; a first electrical insulator disposed between said inner and outer conductors; a first water tight seal between the first electrical insulator and the inner conductor; a second water tight seal between the first electrical insulator and the outer conductor; the first and second water tight seals being substantially centered on a line extending generally perpendicularly through the longitudinal axis; wherein said signal input of said device is configured for connection to said signal source connector and said signal output of said device is configured for connection to said transmission line connector, and wherein an axially extending outer surface of said first electrical insulator defines a first channel therein extending completely around an outer periphery of said first electrical insulator in a direction generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, with a first sealing member disposed within said first channel.