Patent ID: 9667000
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A coaxial connector assembly, comprising: an inner contact configured to terminate a center conductor of a coaxial cable; an insulator formed of a dielectric material holding the inner contact; an outer contact surrounding the insulator and the inner contact configured to terminate a shield braid of the coaxial cable, wherein the outer contact is formed from a first flat work piece having a first contact end and a second contact end and wherein the outer contact is formed into a barrel shape such that the first contact end opposes the second contact end at a seam extending along an entire length of the outer contact; an outer ferrule formed from a second flat work piece; and a seamless inner ferrule formed from a third flat work piece, said inner ferrule having a first ferrule portion with a first diameter and having a second ferrule portion with a second diameter that is different from the first diameter, wherein the first ferrule portion surrounds at least a portion of the outer contact and wherein the shield braid is sandwiched between the second ferrule portion and the outer ferrule.