Patent ID: 9124010
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a forward end, a rearward end, and a hollow cavity adjacent the forward end, the hollow cavity being a recessed region defined by an inward facing lip; a first insulator configured to fit within the hollow cavity in such a way that the inward facing lip resists removal of the first insulator from the hollow cavity, the first insulator having a central hole; a center conductor contact having a socket end and a pin end, the socket end located within the connector body toward the rearward end, the pin end passing through the central hole of the first insulator; a spring contact having one or more spring fingers, the spring contact configured to fit into the socket end of the center conductor contact; and a second insulator having a central passageway configured to receive a center conductor of a coaxial cable, the second insulator having a first end and a second end, the first end adjacent the socket end of the center conductor contact, wherein an axial force applied to the second end of the second insulator drives the center conductor contact axially forward to contact the first insulator such that the axial force further drives the first insulator toward the forward end of the connector body, the first insulator being slideable within the cavity from a concealed position to an exposed position in response to the axial force applied to the second insulator so as to provide a visual cue that the center conductor of the coaxial cable is properly seated within the socket of the center conductor contact.