Patent ID: 8038471

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for connecting a coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric sleeve, the dielectric sleeve surrounded by an outer conductor, the outer conductor surrounded by a cable jacket to an RE port, the coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a first end and a second end, the connector body having a tubular inner post extending from a front end to a rear end, the tubular inner post mounted to the connector body at the front end, the connector body having defined therein an annular inner chamber at the second end; a fastener mounted at the front end of the inner post configured to attach the coaxial cable connector to the RF port; a compression sleeve having a first compression sleeve end and a second compression sleeve end, the compression sleeve having a compression sleeve outer surface and a compression sleeve internal passageway defined therein, the coaxial cable configured for insertion into the compression sleeve internal passageway and the compression sleeve configured for insertion into an opening of the annular inner chamber, wherein the compression sleeve includes an annular groove in a flanged outer surface of the compression sleeve; and, a non-detachable attachment having a first attachment end, a second attachment end, and an attachment extension portion connecting the first attachment end and the second attachment end, the first attachment end mounted to an outer surface of the connector body and the second attachment end mounted within the annular groove in the flanged outer surface of the compression sleeve, the attachment extension portion having a defined length to permit insertion of the compression sleeve into the annular inner chamber opening; wherein the first attachment end of the non-detachable attachment is a ring that conforms to a cross-section of the connector body and the second attachment end of the non-detachable attachment is a ring that conforms to a cross-section of the compression sleeve at the annular groove.