Patent ID: 7402063

Claim:
A connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a port, comprising: a connector body having a first end adapted to accept and retain a coaxial cable and a second end; a nut component having en interior surface adapted to engage the port, a connector grasping portion, and a seal grasping surface portion, said nut component rotatably engaged with the second end of the connector body; and a seal having en elastically deformable body adapted to accommodate different length parts, said deformable body having a posterior sealing surface that cooperatively engages the seal-grasping surface portion of the nut component, a forward sealing surface that cooperatively engages the port and an intermediate section between the posterior sealing surface and forward sealing surface having a reduced cross-sectional thicknessconfigured to promote a radial expansion of the seal upon its axial compression, wherein the seal is attached to the nut component prior to engagement with the port.