Patent ID: 7606592

Claim:
A wireless distribution system comprising: a waveguide with a hollow cross-sectional structure and a conductive inner surface that supports the transmission of wireless signal energy from a wireless signal source to a location proximate to a wireless receiver location; an originating port connected to the waveguide for signal injection and extraction; and a signal coupling device coupled to the wireless waveguide, the signal coupling device includes: a conductive longitudinal ground shell; a hollow center conductor contained within the conductive longitudinal ground shell; a first dielectric contained within a first longitudinal section of the conductive longitudinal ground shell and surrounding the hollow center conductor contained within the first longitudinal section of the conductive longitudinal ground shell; a second dielectric contained within a second longitudinal section of the conductive longitudinal ground shell and surrounding the hollow center conductor contained within the second longitudinal section of the conductive longitudinal ground shell; and a conductive longitudinal probe with a proximal end partially contained within the hollow center conductor thereby forming a section of a transmission line within the hollow center conductor.