Patent ID: 6019636
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A coaxial cable connector, comprising:a connector assembly comprising:a first set of circumferential threads at a front end thereof and second set of circumferential threads at a rear end thereof,a contact having an end extending from said front end and having a receiving element at an opposite end thereof, said receiving element including a chamfer on an outer circumferential portion thereof, said contact being supported inside said connector assembly via an insulator;a collet, retained in said rear end of said connector assembly, having a ramp surface corresponding to said chamfer of said receiving element; anda rear nut assembly, threadably attachable to said second set of threads of said connector assembly, said rear nut assembly comprises:a retainer and sleeve, said sleeve having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of an outer sheath of a coaxial cable and open at both ends for passing therethrough a center conductor of the coaxial cable; anda pair of grips in cooperation with said sleeve for gripping the outer sheath of the coaxial cable, said grips opposed to each other and surrounding said sleeve, a spring biasing said grips radially outwardly against an inside surface of said rear nut assembly.