Patent ID: 7934954

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for terminating a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulating layer surrounding the inner conductor, a solid outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, and a jacket surrounding the solid outer conductor, the coaxial cable connector comprising: an internal connector structure; an external connector structure that cooperates with the internal connector structure to define a cylindrical gap that is configured to receive an increased-diameter cylindrical section of the solid outer conductor; and a conductive pin, wherein, as the coaxial cable connector is moved from an open position to an engaged position: the external connector structure is configured to be clamped around the increased-diameter cylindrical section so as to radially compress the increased-diameter cylindrical section between the external connector structure and the internal connector structure; and a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor is configured to increase.