Patent ID: 7458849

Claim:
A connector for terminating an end of a coaxial cable comprising: a connector body having a cable receiving end for accommodating said end of said cable; and a locking sleeve coupled to said cable receiving end of said body and being detachable and reattachable thereto to define an attached position and a detached position, said locking sleeve capable of receiving said cable end in said attached and detached positions and being movable with respect to said connector body for locking said cable to said connector body; wherein said connector body and said locking sleeve include cooperative detent structure for permitting said detachment and reattachment of said connector body and said locking sleeve, said cooperative detent structure including: one of said connector body or said locking sleeve having a rib; and the other of said connector body or locking sleeve including an annular groove; said rib being resident within said groove in a first position.