Patent ID: 8556656

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to a mating connector, the coaxial cable connector comprising: a compressible connector body having a forward end, an intermediate portion, and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving the coaxial cable, wherein the rearward cable receiving end has an outside diameter larger than the outside diameter of the intermediate portion; a nut rotatably coupled to the forward end of the compressible connector body; an annular post disposed within the connector body, the annular post including an inner chamber extending axially therethrough; and a ring slidingly disposed entirely axially rearward of the nut and on the intermediate portion of the compressible connector body, wherein the connector body is configured to deform inwardly toward the annular post when the ring is moved axially from the intermediate portion toward the rearward cable receiving end to compress the cable between the connector body and the annular post.