Patent ID: 7544086

Claim:
A coaxial connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a housing, comprising: a first coaxial connector part comprising a nut having a threaded interior, the first coaxial connector part attached to the coaxial cable; a second coaxial connector part comprising a post with a threaded exterior with which the nut of the first coaxial connector part mates, the second coaxial connector part attached stationarily to the housing; at least one first indicator attached to the nut to move in conjunction with the nut when the nut is rotated relative to the second coaxial connector part while threading the interior threads of the nut onto the exterior threads of the post; at least one second indicator associated with the second coaxial connector part and attached to provide a stationary reference at the housing by which to measure the amount of rotation of the nut relative to the second coaxial connector part; and wherein: a predetermined amount of relative rotation of the first indicator relative to the second indicator from a predetermined pre-torque relationship correlates to a predetermined final amount of desired torque for tightening the nut onto the post to connect the first and second coaxial connector parts with a desired amount of torque.