Patent ID: 7150656

Claim:
A termination arrangement for terminating a co-axial cable to a DIN connector, the co-axial cable having a center conductor and a shield, the DIN connector including a rectangular DIN connector housing having an open interior region accessible from a front side of the DIN connector housing and rear wall positioned at a rear side of the DIN connector housing, the termination arrangement comprising: a barrel positioned behind the rear wall of the DIN connector housing, the barrel defining an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an inner passage of the barrel, the shield of the co-axial cable being terminated to the outer surface of the barrel and the center conductor of the co-axial cable extending into the inner passage of the barrel; a grounding pin electrically connected to the barrel, the grounding pin including a portion that extends through the rear wall of the DIN connector housing and into the open interior region of the DIN connector housing; a center conductor pin having a first portion positioned within the inner passage of the barrel and terminated to the center conductor of the co-axial cable, and a second portion that extends through the rear wall of the DIN connector housing and into the open interior region of the DIN connector housing; and a dielectric spacer positioned within the inner passage of the barrel for electrically isolating the center conductor pin from the barrel.