Patent ID: 7714229

Claim:
A method of making a coaxial cable assembly, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, a dielectric surrounding the inner conductor, a braid surrounding the dielectric, and a protective layer surrounding the braid, the method comprising: passing an end of a coaxial cable through an internal bore in a tubular shell, wherein the coaxial cable has a longitudinal axis; inserting a first portion of a tubular post axially into the end of the coaxial cable, wherein a coupler is mounted on the post, and wherein the shell is axially spaced away from the first portion of the post, and the shell does not surround the first portion of the post; moving the shell axially relative to the post and the cable, wherein at least part of the shell surrounds and contacts at least part of the post; wherein, after the moving step, at least a portion of the braid is seized between the post and the shell and the shell limits axial movement of the coupler; and wherein the method further comprises: removing a portion of the protective layer, a portion of the braid, and a portion of the dielectric from the end of the coaxial cable to provide a prepared end of the cable, wherein the prepared end comprises: a protective layer cut edge; a protruding portion of the braid that protrudes a length X from the cut edge of the protective layer, a protruding portion of the dielectric that protrudes a length Y from the cut edge of the protective layer, and a protruding portion of the inner conductor that protrudes a length Z from the cut edge of the protective layer, wherein the ratio of X/Y is less than 1.