Patent ID: 7097499

Claim:
A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric, the dielectric being surrounded by a conductive grounding shield, the conductive grounding shield being surrounded by a protective outer jacket, said connector comprising: a connector body, having an internal cavity; a post element, operable within the internal cavity of the connector body, the post element having a first end adapted to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric and to engage the conductive grounding shield thereof; a conductive engagement element, slidably positionable around the post element and entirely within the internal cavity of the connector body, wherein the conductive engagement element is configured with a substantially annular ring adapted to fit around the conductive grounding shield of the coaxial cable, the substantially annular ring having flexible members extending therefrom and away from the first end of the post element when the conductive engagement element is slidably positioned around the post element; and a fastener member, wherein said fastener member facilitates an annular environmental seal around the coaxial cable as said fastener member is compressed toward the connector body.