Longitudinally sealed insulating support arrangement for HF-coaxial connectors

Claim 1

A longitudinally sealed insulating support arrangement for HF coaxial connectors, or the like, comprising: a pair of component discs separated from each other; each said component disc having a first opening therethrough of a first diameter; each said component disc having a respective facing side facing toward said facing side of the other said component disc; each said facing side having a radially inner section that is tapered inwardly into its said component disc moving radially inwardly on the said component disc; a sealing disc interposed between and engageable with said facing sides of said component discs; said sealing disc being comprised of elastic material; said sealing disc having a second opening therethrough of a second diameter which is less than said first diameter; said sealing disc having a first thickness between the sides of said sealing disc; said sealing disc being sufficiently thin that the portion thereof located between said component disc radially inner sections is elastically deflectable toward either of said radially inner sections; an annular bead of generally circular cross section and of greater thickness than said first thickness extending around the periphery of said sealing disc; said first and second openings being aligned, whereby an object of said first diameter that is passed through said openings will deform said sealing disc against a said radially inner section of one said component disc; said component disc facing sides each also having a radially outer section, radially outward of its said radially inner section, and each said radially outer section tapers inwardly into its said component disc moving radially outwardly on the said component disc, whereby a generally wedge shaped pressure surface is defined by both said radially outer sections said wedge shaped pressure surfaces being shaped and positioned to engage said sealing disc bead and bias it radially outwardly.