Patent ID: 9673578
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an outer contact extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end, the outer contact having a terminating segment that extends to the rear end, the terminating segment configured to engage and be surrounded by a conductive layer of a cable to electrically connect the outer contact to the cable, the terminating segment being cylindrical and defining a chamber therethrough that is configured to receive one or more wires of the cable therein, the terminating segment having a smooth inner surface that defines a contour of the chamber, the terminating segment having a crosshatch pattern along an outer surface that is opposite to the smooth inner surface, the crosshatch pattern including multiple grooves extending parallel to one another and multiple cross-grooves extending parallel to one another, the cross-grooves intersecting the grooves to define multiple raised panels along the outer surface, the raised panels configured to be pressed into an inner surface of the conductive layer of the cable to secure and electrically connect the outer contact to the cable.