Patent ID: 7909637

Claim:
A male coaxial cable connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a female mating component, the female mating component having a conductive interface sleeve, the male coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body, configured to receive a coaxial cable; a male center conductor contact, electrically coupled to the coaxial cable; a conductive interface sleeve, coaxially surrounding at least a portion of the male center conductor contact; a sensor insulator, spanning a radial distance between the conductive interface sleeve and the male center conductor contact; a capacitive circuit positioned on a sensor face of the sensor insulator; and, a flexible abutment member positionable proximate the conductive interface sleeve, the flexible abutment member having a cavity wall, wherein the cavity wall at least partially defines a capacitive space between the sensor face of the sensor insulator and the flexible abutment member, wherein the cavity wall is movable upon the application of mating forces upon the flexible abutment member.