Patent ID: 7021964

Claim:
A modular connector assembly for connecting coaxial cable together wherein said cable has radially inner and outer conductors separated by an annular dielectric, in some cases a tubular jacket encasing said outer conductor and a portion of said inner conductor being exposed at the end of said cable, said assembly comprising: (a) a plug connector having radially inner and outer spaced coaxial sleeves, said inner sleeve being sized for insertion of said inner conductor and said annular dielectric therein, said outer sleeve being sized for insertion of said conductor and said jacket, if any, through one end of said connector between said inner and outer sleeves; (b) said plug connector having a body with at least one locking tab, at least one locking release tab, guide surface(s), a central bore and a central counterbore; (c) said plug connector having a hollow generally cylindrical portion, a tapered cone at one end of said cylindrical portion and a conductor member extending concentrically within said cylindrical portion; (d) said cylindrical portion of said plug connector forming the outer conductor of said plug connector; (e) a socket connector having radially inner and outer spaced coaxial sleeves, said inner sleeve being sized for insertion of said inner conductor and said annular dielectric therein, said outer sleeve being sized for insertion of said conductor and said jacket, if any, through one end of said connector between said inner and outer sleeves; (f) said socket connector having a body with guide surfaces, mating cavity, at least one locking cavity, at least one locking tab release slot, a central bore and a central counterbore; (g) said socket connector having a hollow generally cylindrical portion, a tapered counterbore at one end of said cylindrical portion and a central conductive member with central counterbores at opposing ends thereof and said conductive element placed concentrically within said cylindrical portion; (h) said cylindrical portion of said socket connector forming the outer conductor of said socket connector; (i) said central conductive member of said socket connector forming the inner conductor of said socket connector; (j) said inner and outer conductors of said plug connector and said socket connector including complementary end portions for positively connecting said inner and outer conductors positively; (k) whereas the improvement is a compressible conductive element placed between the tapered cone of said plug connector and the tapered counterbore of said socket assembly forming part of the outer conductor of said plug assembly and said socket assembly; (l) said cylindrical portion of said plug connector being fixed within said plug body; (m) said cylindrical portion of said socket connector being fixed within said socket body; and (n) said central conductive member of said socket connecter having central counterbores at opposing ends thereof.