Patent ID: 7011546

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for a coaxial cable comprising a center conductor, a dielectric layer surrounding the center conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer, the coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector housing having a forward and rearward ends and a medial portion therebetween; a back nut threadingly engaging the rearward end of said connector housing; a ferrule gripping an end of the coaxial cable for advancing the end of the coaxial cable into said connector housing as said back nut is tightened onto rearward end of said connector housing; an insulator member positioned within the medial portion of said connector housing, said insulator member having a bore extending therethrough and comprising a forward disk portion, a rearward disk portion, a ring portion connecting said forward and rearward disk portions together, and a tubular outer conductor support portion extending rearwardly from said rearward disk portion for supporting an interior surface of the outer conductor of the end of the coaxial cable; and a contact received in the bore of said insulator member for connecting to the inner conductor of the end of the coaxial cable.