Claims
- 1. A coaxial cable connector for connection with a coaxial cable having a center conductor, insulation sheath surrounding the center conductor, an outer conductor extending along the insulation sheath and an outer insulating jacket covering the outer conductor, said coaxial cable connector comprising:
- first and second matable housing means having channel means along which a section of the coaxial cable is to be disposed;
- first probe means mounted in said first housing means and second probe means mounted in said second housing means;
- said first and second probe means having conductive means secured in dielectric means defining cable-penetrating means, said conductive means having conical portion means, axial segment means, and base means contiguously joining said axial segment means and said conical portion means, said axial segment means having a diameter therealong less than said base means, said dielectric means secured on said axial segment means extending rearwardly from said base means and having first and second section means, said first section means having an outer diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said base means and said second section means having a tapered outer surface;
- said first probe means stationarily mounted in an opening in said first housing means with said cable-penetrating means extending into the channel means thereof;
- said second probe means movably mounted in an opening in said second housing means with cable-penetrating means normally disposed within the opening and out of the channel means;
- first operating means connected between said first and second housing means to move said housing means together with the section of the cable in said channel means causing said cable-penetrating means of said first probe means to penetrate through the outer insulating jacket, the outer conductor, within the insulation sheath with the conical portion means electrically connected to the center conductor during the mating of said housing means together, said first section means of said dielectric means being disposed in the insulation sheath while the second section means engages the outer conductor and outer insulating jacket thereby insulating the conductive means of said first probe means in connection with the center conductor from the outer conductor; and
- second operating means connected to said second probe means for moving said second probe means along the opening in said second housing means after the housing means have been mated together causing the cable-penetrating means of said second probe means to penetrate through the outer insulating jacket, the outer conductor, within the insulation sheath with the conical portion means engaging the center conductor, said first section means of said dielectric means being disposed in the insulation sheath while the second section means engages the outer conductor and outer insulating jacket thereby insulating the conductive means of the second probe means in connection with the center conductor from the outer conductor.
- 2. A coaxial cable connector as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising contact means in one of said first and second housing means for penetrating the outer insulating jacket of the coaxial cable and make electrical connection with the outer conductor.
- 3. A coaxial cable connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second conductive probe means are in alignment.
- 4. A coaxial cable connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said second operating means includes spring means which exerts a spring force onto said second probe means and the center conductor to ensure good electrical contact between said first probe means and the center conductor.
- 5. A coaxial connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein alignment means are located on said housing means to maintain them in alignment during their mating together.
- 6. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- first and second matable housing means comprising means for retaining a coaxial cable having a center conductor and an outer conductor separated by insulation sheath means and an outer insulating jacket in a predetermined position within said housing means as said first and second housing means are mated;
- center conductor probe means having conductive means secured in dielectric means defining cable-penetrating means, said conductive means comprising a forwardly-directed conical portion, an axial segment and base means contiguously joining said axial segment and said conical portion, said axial segment having a diameter therealong less than said base means; and
- said dielectric means secured on said axial segment extending rearwardly from said base means and having first and second section means, said first section means having an outer diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said base means and said second section means having an outer tapered surface, said cable-penetrating means of said probe means adapted to penetrate through the outer insulating jacket, outer conductor and within the insulation sheath means as said first and second housing means are mated so that said conical portion makes electrical connection with the center conductor of the coaxial cable and said first section means of said dielectric means is disposed in the insulation sheath means while the second section means engages the outer conductor and the outer insulating jacket thereby insulating the conductive means of said probe means in connection with the center conductor from the outer conductor.
- 7. A coaxial cable connector as set forth in claim 6, further comprising contact means positioned in one of said first and second housing means to penetrate and make contact with the outer conductor.
- 8. A coaxial cable connector as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a spring-loaded backup probe means positioned in said second housing means for penetrating into said coaxial cable and pressing against the center conductor thereof at a point opposite said center conductor probe means, said backup probe means having conductive member means and dielectric member means defining cable member-penetrating means, said conductive member means comprising a forwardly-directed conical section, an axial section and base member means contiguously joining said axial section and said conical section, said axial section having a diameter therealong less than said base member means; and
- said dielectric member means secured on said axial section extending rearwardly from said base member means and having first and second portion means, said first portion means having an outer diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said base member means and said second portion means having an outer tapered surface, said cable member-penetrating means adapted to penetrate through the outer insulating jacket, outer conductor and within the insulation sheath means so that said conical section engages the center conductor of the coaxial cable and said first portion means of said dielectric means is disposed in the insulation sheath means while the second portion means engages the outer conductor and the outer insulating jacket.
- 9. A profiled electrical probe for penetrating through an outer insulating jacket, an outer conductor, into an insulation sheath and electrically connecting with a center conductor of a coaxial cable, said probe comprising:
- a conductive member having a conical portion, an axial segment and a base of said conical portion contiguously joining said conical portion and said axial segment together, said axial segment having a diameter smaller than said base;
- dielectric means secured onto said axial segment and including a first section and a second section, said first section having an outer diameter substantially the same as that of said base for disposition in the insulation sheath and said second section having a tapered outer surface for engagement with the outer insulating jacket and the outer conductor when said probe penetrates into the cable through the outer insulating jacket and the outer conductor, said dielectric means insulating the connection of the conductive member with the center conductor from the outer conductor.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 139,035, filed Apr. 10, 1980, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Continuations (1)
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