Patent ID: 7070448

Claim:
A coaxial connector assembly comprising: (a) an adapter including: (1) a first and a second end, (2) a center conductor and a first outer conductive shell at each end; wherein the center conductors of each end are electrically connected and the first outer conductive shells of each end are electrically connected, and the center conductors are electrically isolated from the first outer conductive shells; (b) a first connector removably mounted to the first end of the adapter, the first connector including a first end and a second end, the second end of the first connector adapted to engage the first end of the adapter and the first end of the first connector adapted to mate with a first coaxial cable connector terminated to a cable; (c) a second connector removably mounted to the second end of the adapter, the second connector including a first end and a second end, the second end of the second connector adapted to engage the second end of the adapter and the first end of the second connector adapted to mate with a second coaxial cable connector terminated to a cable.