Precision test connector
US4995837A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/0416
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A testing device such as a network analyzer is joined to a test unit, such as a circulator, by an electrical precision test connector 1 having an electrical conductor 2 with conductive end portions 34 and 40, a hollow, bipartite shell 3 and a dielectric insert 4 as part of the conductor 2, the electrical conductor 2 further comprising a flexible, slotted contact end portion 24 with flat, opposing contact surfaces 36 and 37 with the slotted end portion being pinched 38 for a slideable, clamping engagement, above and below, with an inserted tab connector and the hollow, bipartite shell 3 having an end contact surface 24 and being spring biased to provide complete electrical contact with a corresponding portion of the test unit 54 during connection. The test connector 1 is characterized by a rear contact surface 24 having substantially a square profile with four flats 59, each disposed at ninety degrees around the annular face to permit the electrical conductor 2 to be withdrawn from a fixed plate 56 having interior flat surfaces 59A and the electrical conductor 2 rotated ninety degrees and replaced within the fixed plate 56 with flats 59 of its annular face fitted to the complementar…
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