Patent ID: 8678858

Claim:
A coaxial connector in combination with an inner conductor interconnection cap, for interconnection with a coaxial cable provided with an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the combination comprising: a connector body with an inner contact supported coaxial therewithin; the interconnection cap provided with a bore therethrough, seated upon and circumferentially contacting an outer diameter of the inner contact and an outer diameter of the inner conductor; the interconnection cap extending along the inner contact to cover a contact portion at a cable end of the inner contact; the bore provided with an inward projecting inner conductor shoulder at the cable end, the inner conductor shoulder contacting an outer diameter of the inner conductor; an outer diameter aligning portion of the interconnection cap proximate the cable end, the outer diameter aligning portion dimensioned to contact an inner diameter of the outer conductor when the outer conductor is coupled to the connector body; wherein, the interconnection cap encloses an interconnection between the inner conductor and the inner contact.