Patent ID: 6994588

Claim:
A compression connector for mounting upon the end of a coaxial cable that has a center conductor, an inner layer of dielectric material, a woven mesh shield surrounding the dielectric layer and an outer protective jacket, wherein said connector includes: a body defining an internal cavity, said body having a weakened end section which is integrally joined to a main body section by spaced apart tabs said tabs having tab roots adjoining the weakened end section such that the tabs of the weakened end section will break away from the main body section and become telescoped inside the main body section when an axial force is applied to the body; a post mounted inside said body, said post having a stem configured to pass between the dielectric layer and the woven mesh shield of a coaxial cable that is inserted into the body through the weakened end section; and said post being arranged to co-act with the telescoped weakened end section of the body to radially compress the protective jacket of the cable in tight frictional engagement between the post and the telescoped weakened end section of the body when an axial force is applied to said body that is sufficient to telescope the weakened end section inside said body.