Patent ID: 8920193

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a housing; and an F-style coaxial connector extending outwardly from the housing, the connector configured to be electrically and mechanically attached to a prepared end of a coaxial cable, the connector comprising: a tubular connector body having a cable receiving end and an opposite forward end; a tubular inner contact post within the connector body, wherein the contact post has an axial bore terminating at an opening in a rearward free end thereof and an opening at a forward end thereof, wherein the contact post free end is configured to be inserted into a prepared coaxial cable end around a center conductor insulation thereof and coaxially beneath an outer conductive layer thereof; a receiving member positioned forward of the contact post and electrically connected to a circuit within the housing, wherein the receiving member has an opening in a rearward end thereof that is in communication with the contact post forward end opening, and wherein the receiving member is configured to receive a center conductor of the prepared coaxial cable inserted through the connector body cable receiving end and through the contact post axial bore such that the center conductor is electrically connected to the circuit; and a compression element coupled to the connector body cable receiving end, the compression element configured to move between an unseated position and a seated position, wherein the compression element is configured to impart a compressive force to secure one or more elements of a coaxial cable within the connector body when the compression element is in the seated position.