Patent ID: 8172593
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coaxial cable connector comprising: a pin having first and second ends, the pin having a plurality of circumferentially spaced support arms terminating at the second end, and inward facing surfaces of the support arms defining an internal cavity; a shoulder provided on the inward facing surface of each of the support arms, the shoulder being placed a distance from the second end; a guide being axially received in the internal cavity, the guide having at a first end a plurality of tabs which fit into respective slots formed between the support arms, and the guide having a second end opposite the first end, the second end having a generally radially extending flange; and a cylindrical collar disposed concentrically on the guide and extending between the tabs and the flange, the collar being composed of an elastomeric material, and at least a portion of the collar being positioned within the internal cavity, wherein in a first position, the cylindrical collar is one of axially uncompressed and axially partially compressed between the flange of the guide and the shoulders of the support arms, and wherein in a second position, the flange is positioned closer to the shoulders such that the collar is axially compressed between the flange and the shoulders to a shorter axial distance than in the first position and such that the collar is expanded radially outwardly to a greater amount than in the first position.