Patent ID: 8021181

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector comprising: an external sleeve having a tapered internal surface, the internal tapered surface being tapered in one direction along the internal surface from an upper diameter to a lower diameter terminating at an internal surface feature of the external sleeve, wherein the internal surface feature of the external sleeve axially slidably directly engages an internal post member, the post member engaging a connector body; and a locking port interface including a plurality of engagement fingers having a flat outer surface portion, the plurality of engagement fingers mechanically positioned directly between a radially outwardly extending protrusion located at an end of the post member and the external sleeve so that the fingers extend out of the sleeve when the sleeve is in a first position and are compressed by the sleeve and reside within the sleeve when the sleeve is in a second position; and wherein the plurality of engagement fingers is flush with an outermost edge of the external sleeve when the sleeve is in the second position.