Patent ID: 7950961

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector comprising: a back nut housing having a rearward cable receiving end and a forward end opposite said rearward end; a front nut assembly coupled to said forward end of said back nut housing; a tubular insert shaft supported within said back nut housing, said insert shaft having a rearward end and an axial slot extending from said rearward end in a forward direction; a tubular gripping ferrule radially surrounding said insert shaft; and a tubular holder sleeve radially surrounding at least a portion of said gripping ferrule, said holder sleeve being driven in a rearward axial direction into engagement with said gripping ferrule upon coupling of said front nut assembly to said back nut housing, thereby causing said gripping ferrule to radially compress around said insert shaft, wherein said slot in said insert shaft permits said rearward end of said insert shaft to radially compress upon said radial compression of said gripping ferrule.