Patent ID: 6267621
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for attachment to a coaxial cable having an annularly corrugated outer cable conductor, said connector comprising:a connector head including a threaded portion and defining a ring surface for establishing a contact from inside with an end zone of an outer cable conductor;a contact sleeve adapted to fit over the outer cable conductor and having a plurality of radially resilient segments;a clamping bush adapted to fit over the contact sleeve and formed with a thread for threaded engagement with the connector head, said clamping bush, after moving a clamping path, loading the segments of the contact sleeve in a direction of a clamping action so that the segments clamp the end zone of the outer cable conductor, which end zone projects beyond an end face of the contact sleeve, against the ring surface of the connector head, said thread of the clamping bush interrupted along a longitudinal axis with a smooth portion; andindexing means for subdividing the clamping path of the clamping bush into first and second sections, with the first section corresponding to a preassembled state of the connector, and with the second section corresponding to a final assembly of the connector onto the cable end, said indexing means being formed by the smooth portion of the clamping bush and by the threaded portion of the connector head, said smooth portion and said threaded portion interacting with one another, substantially along the longitudinal axis with the threaded portion having a length which is equal or smaller than a length of the smooth portion of the clamping bush.