Patent ID: 7909645

Claim:
A housing for a coaxial cable connector that terminates a coaxial cable, wherein the coaxial cable includes a circumference having four quadrants, said housing comprising: a cable-receiving end portion configured to engage an insulating cover of the coaxial cable; a mating end portion configured to engage another coaxial connector; a base extending between the cable-receiving end portion and the mating end portion, the base being configured to engage an outer electrical conductor of the coaxial cable at a first of the quadrants; and an electrical contact, the electrical contact comprising a first extension extending outwardly from the electrical contact and a second extension extending outwardly from the electrical contact, wherein the first extension is configured to engage the outer electrical conductor of the coaxial cable at a second of the quadrants that is adjacent the first quadrant, and wherein the second extension is configured to engage the outer electrical conductor at a third of the quadrants that is opposite the second quadrant.