Abstract: An electrical connector including a jack including an external peripheral groove, a jack center conductor and a jack outer conductor; and a plug configured to receive the jack, the plug including a locking member, a plug center conductor and a plug outer conductor. The external peripheral groove is configured to receive the locking member and the locking member is configured to engage the peripheral groove. The jack center conductor and the plug center conductor are in electrical contact with each other and the jack outer conductor and the plug outer conductor are in contact with each other when the locking member is in engagement with the peripheral groove.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a body with a mating connector end and a cable receptacle end having a cable opening therein for receiving at least a portion of a transmission line cable. A center conductor pin disposed in the connector body includes a receptacle structure having portions defining a receptacle opening extending therethrough. The receptacle opening is dimensioned for receiving a center conductor of the cable or an adapter pin.

Abstract: A quick connect/disconnect coaxial connector is described which can be used with unmodified standard coaxial couplings having externally-facing threads. The connector includes a coaxial line segment that is mounted inside a housing body. The latter has movable fingers with inwardly-facing ridges that interlock with the external thread of a coaxial coupling. The coaxial line segment interfits with the coupling for a microwave connection and is movably mounted with respect to the housing body. A sleeve having a cam surface is mounted over the housing body whereby, in a forward position, the fingers are caused to close on a coupling and interlock with its thread while in a rearward position, the fingers are allowed to release from the coupling. The coaxial line segment is spring biased so as to normally urge the fingers towards their release position and into coaxial abutment with a coupling when the fingers are interlocked with the coupling's external thread by the sleeve.

Abstract: A multimate coaxial adapter is described with which one type of coaxial connector can be conveniently terminated with one of several other types of connectors. A pair of axially separable and rotatable mating plates are provided with coaxial connectors on outer sides. The connectors are evenly spaced about an axis of rotation. The inside surfaces of the plates are provided with mating coaxial conduits that are electrically coupled to the connectors. A spring loaded mechanism is used to normally bias the plates towards each other while enabling their axial separation and rotation to obtain a desired alignment of connectors on different plates.