Patent ID: 7665998

Claim:
An edge launch RF connector assembly for mating to a printed wiring board (PWB), the edge launch RF connector comprising: (a) an RF connector block including a body portion having a slot provided therein to accept an edge of the PWB to which the RF connector block will coupled; a plurality of dividers projecting from a surface of the body portion, each of the dividers having a first surface adapted to mate to a surface of said PWB and a second, sloped surface; a plurality of signal contacts projecting from a first surface of the body portion; a plurality of ground tabs projecting from the first surface of the body portion proximate the signal contacts, said plurality of ground tabs adapted to couple a ground plane of the PWB to the RF connector block; (b) an RF gasket disposed over the sloped surface of each of the dividers; (c) a plurality of RF connector receptacles coupled to the connector block with each of said RF connector receptacles electrically coupled to a corresponding one of said plurality of signal contacts; and (d) an RF cover disposed over said RF connector block.