Patent ID: 7217155
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a first end, a second end, an exterior surface, an interior surface defining an internal bore, said first end of the connector body having a port interface, and said exterior surface having a protruding ridge configured for engagement by a compression tool; a post sized and configured for engagement with the connector body at a portion of the internal bore; and a compression member having a first end sized and configured for insertion into the second end of the connector body, a second end configured for engagement by a compression tool, an interior surface including an inwardly tapered portion and an exterior surface including a pair of annular shoulders sized and configured to be press fit into the second end of the connector body and an annular groove between the pair of shoulders; wherein, upon sliding axial advancement of the compression member into the second end of the connector body by a compression tool, at least one of the annular shoulders is press fit into the second end of the connector body and the tapered inner surface of the compression member compresses and holds a braided outer conductor and a protective outer jacket of a coaxial cable between the compression member and the post.