Patent ID: 7455550

Claim:
A connector system, comprising: (a) a jack component, wherein the jack component further includes: (i) a first electrical contact; and (ii) a body for housing the first electrical contact, wherein the body further comprises a threaded area formed thereon; and (b) a plug component, wherein the plug component further includes: (i) a second electrical contact adapted to engage the first electrical contact and establish a signal plane; (ii) a third electrical contact circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of the second electrical contact, wherein the third electrical contact further includes a plurality of outwardly-biased protrusions formed at one end thereof; (iii) a body circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of the third electrical contact, wherein the body is adapted to receive the outwardly-biased protrusions formed on the third electrical contact and form a ground plane; (iv) at least one biasing member circumferentially disposed around the body, wherein the at least one biasing member provides axial force sufficient to urge the third electrical contact against the body of the jack component; and (v) a locking device circumferentially disposed around the biasing member and the body, wherein a portion of the locking device is adapted to mechanically engage the threaded area on the jack component for securely attaching the plug component to the jack component.