Patent ID: 7371112
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a coaxial cable assembly, the method comprising: passing an end of a coaxial cable through an internal bore in a tubular shell and an internal bore of a coupler, wherein the coaxial cable has a longitudinal axis; inserting a first portion of a tubular post axially into the end of the coaxial cable, wherein the tubular shell and the coupler are axially spaced away from the first portion of the post, and the shell does not surround the first portion of the post; and after the inserting step, moving the tubular shell and the coupler axially relative to the post and the coaxial cable, wherein at least part of the tubular shell surrounds at least part of the tubular post and wherein at least a portion of the coupler surrounds at least a part of the tubular shell and the coaxial cable.