Patent ID: 8460031

Claim:
A coaxial connector having a connector end and cable end, for interconnection with a coaxial cable, the coaxial connector comprising: a connector body; a clamp ring dimensioned to couple with a cable end of the connector body; the clamp ring and the connector body provided with a bore along a longitudinal axis therethrough; a gasket provided with a radially inward protrusion; the gasket coupled to an inner diameter of the clamp ring; an outer diameter sidewall of the radially inward protrusion and an inner diameter sidewall of the gasket forming an annular gasket groove open to the connector end; and an annular shim seated within the bore; the shim inserts into the gasket groove, biasing the radially inward protrusion radially inward, as the clamp ring is advanced toward the connector body along the longitudinal axis.