Patent ID: 7029304

Claim:
A cable connector comprising: a front body adapted to connect to an equipment port; a back body adapted to receive a prepared end of a hardline coaxial cable; a coupler nut retained on said back body which screws into said front body; a conductive pin retained in said front body by an insulator, said conductive pin including a front end for connecting to said equipment port and a back end, wherein said back end includes a collet for connecting to and retaining a center conductor of said cable and a ring which enhances an interference fit between said collet and said center conductor of said cable; a mandrel retained in said back body; a permanent compression fitting retained in said back body; a shoulder formed in a front end of said back body; a ridge on an inside of said coupler nut, wherein said coupler nut is retained on said back body between said shoulder of said back body and a shoulder of said mandrel, whereby the front body can be detached from the coupler nut without adversely affecting the means for connecting said cable to said back body; and a thrust bearing disposed between said ridge and said shoulder of said mandrel.