Patent ID: 7364462
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A coaxial cable connector comprising a connector nut, a tubular shank extending rearwardly from said connector nut, a tubular body portion having a leading end abutting said connector nut and a trailing end in opposition thereto, said tubular body portion concentrically overlying said tubular shank, a tubular outer shell having a leading end, a trailing end and an axial bore with an abruptly reduced inner diameter defining a shoulder therewithin disposed rearward of said leading end of said shell, said leading end of said tubular shell being slidingly attached to a trailing end of said body portion, and a compression ring removably disposed within said axial bore of said shell rearward of trailing end of said body portion and forward of said shoulder, said compression ring comprising a tubular member having a leading end, a trailing end and a cylindrical outer surface with a circumferential annular groove on said cylindrical outer surface.