Patent ID: 6916200
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, a dielectric surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric, and a jacket surrounding the outer conductor, the connector comprising: a coupler comprising a substantially cylindrical portion having a receiving port for engaging the terminal and an annular collar extending radially inward from the substantially cylindrical portion; a body member comprising a proximal body section comprising a lip and an annular shoulder, wherein the annular collar is disposed between the lip and the annular shoulder, and a distal body section having an inner surface with an inner surface portion; and a post comprising: wherein the post is movable between a cable-insertion position, in which the distal post end is sufficiently spaced apart from the inner surface portion for inserting the coaxial cable into the body member, and a cable-installed position, in which the post shank is inserted in the body member to form an annular chamber between the post shank and the inner surface portion, the annular chamber being sufficiently narrow to compress the outer conductor and the jacket with the post shank and the inner surface portion for establishing a distal seal; wherein the annular shoulder integrally connects the proximal body section and the distal body section to one another, the annular shoulder having a distal shoulder end, and wherein the post shank has an outer surface comprising at least one barb abutting against the distal shoulder end when the post is in the cable-installed position.