Patent ID: 8333612

Claim:
A contact assembly for connecting a cable connector to a tubular center conductor of a coaxial cable, the contact assembly comprising: a contact pin comprising a proximal end, an opposing distal end, and an intermediate segment therebetween, the pin defining a first internal cavity on the proximal end, the first internal cavity having an inner diameter, the contact pin further comprising a central bore extending from the first internal cavity into the intermediate segment; a core insert comprising a proximal end, an opposing distal end, and a support section therebetween, the support section comprising an axial section having a diameter greater than the distal end, the distal end configured for coupling with the central bore of the contact pin; and a guided insert comprising a body having a proximal end, an opposing distal end, and defining a central cavity at least on the distal end, the central cavity having an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of the core insert support section.