Patent ID: 7092230

Claim:
Interference suppression filter and lightning current diverter device in a cable for the transmission of signals, comprising: a housing with two cable connectors, each connector provided on opposite ends of the device, the housing forming an outer conductor connected to ground, and comprising an inner conductor guided through the housing; a connection provided between the inner conductor and housing, wherein the connection comprises at least one pair of two lines; wherein the two lines are disposed such that at least a region of the lines are substantially parallel with respect to one another, and are insulated against one another; wherein each line comprising at one end a first contact element for providing electrical connection to the inner conductor and at the other end a second contact element for providing electrical connection to the housing; wherein the second contact elements of the two lines are connected to different parts of the housing; and wherein the contact elements are disposed such that the directions of flow of the currents in the parallel region(s) of the two lines are directed counter one another.