Patent ID: 6910897

Claim:
An interconnection system comprising: a plurality of spacers arranged to be disposed adjacent to each other in a row having two ends, each spacer including at least one groove arranged to allow a cable section to be disposed therein upon said spacer being disposed adjacent to another of said plurality of spacers; a plurality of cable sections respectively disposed within said grooves of said plurality of spacers, each cable section having first and second ends and at least one center conductor and an outer conductive shield, and said grooves of said plurality of spacers being arranged so as to leave exposed, on a first plane, all of said first ends of said plurality of cable sections and so as to leave exposed, on a second plane, all of said second ends of said plurality of cable sections; a pair of end pieces respectively arranged to be disposed adjacent said to ends of said row of plurality of spacers; first and second interposers respectively arranged to be disposed adjacent said first and second planes, each interposer having an aperture for each center conductor of said plurality of cable sections and having at least one aperture for each outer conductive shield of said plurality of cable sections; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts, each electrically conductive contact having first and second ends and being arranged to be respectively disposed in one of said apertures of said first and second interposers, wherein said first end of each of said plurality of electrically conductive contacts respectively makes electrical contact with one of said plurality of cable sections and wherein said second end of each of said plurality of electrically conductive contacts extends through its respective aperture in its respective interposer beyond a plane of said interposer.