Coaxial connector

Claim 2

A coaxial connector comprising: a. a first dielectric plate; b. a first pair of electrodes mounted on opposite sides of said dielectric plate; c. a circular dielectric plate disposed around said first dielectric plate coaxially; d. a second pair of electrodes mounted on opposite sides of said circular dielectric plate; e. a pair of central conductors, each central conductor connected to a corresponding one of said first pair of electrodes, respectively; f. a pair of insulating members, each member disposed around a corresponding one of said central conductors, respectively; g. a pair of electrical conducting hollow cylinders, each cylinder disposed around a corresponding one of said insulating members; and h. a pair of outer hollow conductors, each hollow conductor disposed between a corresponding one of said second pair of electrodes and one of said hollow cylinders, respectively.

Claim 3

A coaxial connector according to claim 1 further comprising at least one resistor connected across said second pair of electrodes.

Claim 4

A coaxial connector according to claim 2, wherein said resistor comprises a film resistor coated on an edge portion of said circular dielectric plate.

Claim 5

A coaxial connector according to claim 1 further comprising at least one spark gap provided across said second pair of electrodes.

Claim 6

A coaxial connector according to claim 4, wherein a pair of spark elements of said spark gap are formed as a portion of said outer hollow conductors.

Claim 7

A coaxial connector, comprising: a first plate of dielectric material having first electrodes on opposite surfaces thereof; a circular plate of dielectric material having second electrodes on opposite surfaces thereof, said circular plate being coaxial with said first plate; a first coaxial receptacle having an inner conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a first electrode on one surface of said first plate, and an outer conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a second electrode on one surface of said circular plate, said outer conductor being coaxial with said inner conductor; and a second coaxial receptacle having an inner conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a first electrode on the other surface of said first plate, and an outer conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a second electrode on the other surface of said circular plate, said outer conductor of said second coaxial receptacle being coaxial with said inner conductor thereof; and the other end of each conductor of said first and second coaxial receptacles being adapted for electrical connection to further electrical components.

Claim 8

A coaxial connector, comprising: a first plate of dielectric material having first electrodes on opposite surfaces thereof; a circular plate of dielectric material having second electrodes on opposite surfaces thereof, said circular plate being coaxial with said first plate; a first coaxial receptacle having an inner conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a first electrode on one surface of said first plate, and an outer conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a second electrode on one surface of said circular plate, said outer conductor being coaxial with said inner conductor; and a second coaxial receptacle having an inner conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a first electrode on the other surface of said first plate, and an outer conductor in contact, at one of its ends, with a second electrode on the other surface of said circular plate, said outer conductor of said second coaxial receptacle being coaxial with said inner conductor thereof; and the other end of each conductor of said first and second coaxial receptacles being adapted for electrical connection to further electrical components.

Claim 9

A coaxial connector according to claim 6 wherein the end of each conductor in contact with an electrode includes a flanged portion that is in contact therewith.

Claim 10

A coaxial connector according to claim 7 wherein a part of each flanged portion is provided with a projection to thereby form a spark gap across said first plate and a spark gap across said circular plate.

Claim 11

A coaxial connector according to claim 8 wherein the diameteer of the outer conductors of one of said coaxial receptacles is greater than the diameter of the outer conductors of the other of said coaxial receptacles.

Claim 12

A coaxial connector according to claim 8 wherein the plane of the first plate is parallel to and offset from the plane of the circular plate.

Claim 13

A coaxial connector according to claim 8 further comprising a discharge resistive film coated on a portion of the peripheral edge of said circular plate and electrically connected across said second electrodes.