Patent ID: 7309255
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a rearward sleeve receiving end and an inner engagement surface; an axially movable locking sleeve seated in said rearward sleeve receiving end of said connector body, said locking sleeve having a rearward cable receiving end and an opposite forward connector insertion end, said forward connector insertion end being formed with at least one flexible finger for gripping a cable inserted in said sleeve when said locking sleeve is moved from a first position to a second position; and an annular post disposed within said connector body, said post having a shoulder portion in press-fit engagement with said connector body, a first radially outwardly projecting barb disposed at a rearward end thereof, a second radially outwardly projecting barb disposed forward of said first barb and an annular tubular extension extending between said shoulder portion and said first and second barbs and having a maximum outer diameter, said first and second barbs having an outer diameter greater than the maximum outer diameter of said annular tubular extension.