Patent ID: 8172608

Claim:
A reusable coaxial connector, comprising: a connector body that is configured to have a first coaxial cable terminated therein, the connector body further configured so as to be reusable by having a second coaxial cable terminated therein subsequent to use of the connector body on the first coaxial cable; a contact post that resides at least partly within the connector body; a compression sleeve that is positioned at least partly within the connector body, wherein the compression sleeve is configured to impart a compressive force to secure one or more elements of a coaxial cable between the connector body and the contact post when the compression sleeve is in a seated position; and an internally threaded rotatable nut that is attached to the connector body, wherein the compression sleeve includes a first recess on an external surface thereof that is configured to receive a first member of an extraction tool that is configured to move the compression sleeve from its seated position to an unseated position.