Patent ID: 6848940
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a threaded port, the coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric, the dielectric being surrounded by a protective outer jacket, said connector comprising: a. a post having a first end adapted to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric and under the protective outer jacket thereof, said post having an opposing second end; b. a connector body having a first end and a second end, the first end of said connector body having an outer wall and an inner wall, the second end of said connector body operatively attached to said post, the inner wall bounding a first central bore extending about said post for receiving the coaxial cable within the first central bore, said first end of said connector body member being deformable; and c. a fastener member having a first end and a second opposing end with a central passageway defined between the fastener member first end and the fastener member second end for allowing a portion of the coaxial cable to pass there through, the fastener member secured to the connector body prior to installation over the end of the coaxial cable in a pre-installed first configuration, the central passageway being dimensioned to compress the connector body radially inwardly to decrease the volume of the first central bore when the fastener member is slidingly moved from the first preinstalled configuration toward the second end of the connector body, wherein said fastener member causes said connector body to be deformed inwardly toward said post and against the protective outer jacket of the coaxial cable as said fastener member is advanced over the connector body toward the second end of said connector body.