CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A CABLE HAVING A RADIALLY FACING CONDUCTIVE SURFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATIVELY ASSEMBLING THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

The combination of an elongate cable and a connector assembly. The elongate cable has a central axis and a receptacle with a radially inwardly facing conductive surface. A body on the connector assembly has an insert portion with a wall having a radially inwardly facing surface and a radially outwardly facing conductive surface. A first connector is in electrical contact with the radially outwardly facing conductive surface on the wall. The insert portion is extended into the receptacle on the cable. A biasing assembly is configured to produce a resilient radial force on the wall of the connector assembly so as to maintain the radially outwardly facing conductive surface of the wall in electrical contact with the radially inwardly facing conductive surface of the elongate cable to thereby maintain a conductive path between the radially inwardly facing conductive surface on the elongate cable and the first connector.