Patent ID: 7273394

Claim:
A connector comprising: a coaxial cable segment for transmitting energy therethrough, the coaxial cable segment including a center conductor, an outer conductor disposed about the center conductor, an inner insulator disposed between the center conductor and the outer conductor, and an outer insulator disposed about the outer conductor, the coaxial cable segment having an end portion wherein at least a portion of the outer insulator is stripped from the outer conductor and wherein the center conductor extends outwardly away from a point at which inner insulator terminates; a first housing defining a first cavity and a second cavity that intersects with the first cavity, the end portion of the coaxial cable segment being received into the first cavity through the second cavity and an opposite end portion of the coaxial cable exiting through the second cavity; and a second housing having a conductive sleeve, the second housing being received into the first housing such that the conductive sleeve exits the first housing through the second cavity and electrically engages the outer conductor of the end portion of the coaxial cable segment, wherein the inner insulator of the end portion of the coaxial cable segment is received within the conductive sleeve and wherein the conductive sleeve of the second housing is disposed concentrically about the central conductor of the end portion of the coaxial cable segment; wherein a conductive tube disposes in the first cavity, the conductive tube defining a throughbore and having a flexible end, the flexible end deflectable to couple the coaxial cable segment to a device; wherein an inner insulative member disposes at an end of the first cavity, the inner insulative member including a first end, a second end and a throughbore, the first end including a protrusion extending into the conductive tube and the second end including a countersink.