Patent ID: 6887103

Claim:
A compression connector for mounting upon the end of a coaxial cable that has a center conductor, an inner layer of dielectric material, a woven mesh of shielding material surrounding the dielectric layer and an outer protective jacket, wherein said connector includes: a hollow one piece body having a weakened end section that is integrally joined to a main body section such that the weakened end section of the body can be telescoped inside the main body section when an axial force is applied to the body; a hollow post mounted inside the body, said post having a cross section such that the post is able to pass between the dielectric layer and the woven mesh shield of a coaxial cable that is inserted into the body through said weakened end section of the body; and said post co-acting with the telescoped weakened end section of the body to radially compress said cable in tight frictional engagement between the post and the telescoped weakened end section of the body when an axial force is applied to said body that is sufficient to telescope the weakened end section inside said body.