Multiple use electrical connector having planar exposed surface

Claim 1

An improved high frequency signal line connector establishing a continuous transmission medium, comprising: a first connector member having a first face, and a second connector member having a second face, wherein said first face is a low profile planar face, said first face having a first central conductor and a first outer ring shaped conductor coaxial with said first central conductor, said second face having a spring biased central conductor configured for electrical contact with said first central conductor, and a spring biased outer ring shaped conductor configured for electrical contact with said first outer ring conductor of said first face, and means for releasably coupling said first connector member to said second connector member, said means exerting forces on said members only perpendicular to said faces and preventing rotation of said members relative to one another, said means including said first face having a first set of regularly spaced projections about its outer periphery, said second face having a second set of regularly spaced projections about its outer periphery, said first radial projections being tightly interleaved with said second projections upon engagement of said first and second members to establish and maintain proper alignment of said conductors of said faces, said first set of projections and said second set of projections being provided with external threaded portions which align to form a continuous set of threads upon engagement of said sets of projections.