Patent ID: 7311554
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A compression connector for the end of a segment of corrugated coaxial cable, the segment of corrugated coaxial cable including a center conductor, an outer protective jacket, and an exposed corrugated region including at least a plurality of conductive peaks and a plurality of conductive valleys, the compression connector comprising: a body having a proximal end, a distal end and an interior passage defined therebetween; a compression member having a proximal end, a distal end and an interior passage defined therebetween, wherein the distal end of the compression member is in operative engagement with the body; and a clamping element disposed within the interior passage of the body and in operative engagement with the body and with the compression member, the clamping element being formed from an elastomeric conductive material, wherein upon axial advancement of the compression member in a distal direction the clamping element is compressed and inwardly radially deformed into at least one of the conductive valleys of the segment of corrugated coaxial cable.