Patent ID: 7478475

Claim:
A method of assembling a coaxial connector used to join two coaxial members, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing a center conductor comprising first and second mating halves, the first half of the center conductor including a female socket for receiving a male pin of a first mating member, the first half of the center conductor also including a first coupling member opposite the first female socket, and the second half of the center conductor including a female socket for receiving a male pin of a second mating member, the second half of the center conductor also including a second coupling member opposite the second female socket; b. providing a dielectric with an axial bore extending therethrough between first and second opposing ends; c. providing a hollow tubular outer conductor, said hollow tubular outer conductor comprising cooling fins to transfer heat away from said outer conductor; d. inserting the first half of the center conductor within the first end of the axial bore of the dielectric; e. inserting the second half of the center conductor within the second end of the axial bore of the dielectric, and coupling the first coupling member to the second coupling member such that the first and second halves of the center conductor are coupled together to extend along a common axis; and f. inserting the center conductor and dielectric within the hollow tubular outer conductor, wherein at least a portion of said dielectric physically contacts the outer conductor to provide a thermally conductive path therebetween.