Patent ID: 7828594

Claim:
A connector for attachment to a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising a center conductor and a dielectric layer surrounding the center conductor, the connector comprising: a longitudinal axis; a back end for receiving the coaxial cable; a front end; a body; and a contact assembly movably mounted within the connector, the contact assembly comprising: a guide; and a contact mounted to the guide for making electrical and mechanical contact with the center conductor of the coaxial cable, the contact having a front end and a back end; wherein the contact assembly is capable of moving along the longitudinal axis toward the front end of the connector in response to insertion of the coaxial cable into the back end of the connector, wherein the front end of the contact extends within the connector body when the coaxial cable is fully inserted into the back end of the connector; wherein the electrical connector further comprises a sabot that is capable of moving with the contact assembly within the body, the sabot having a front portion and a back portion; and wherein the connector comprises a post, wherein the post comprises a bore and the sabot is capable of slidably engaging the bore of the post.