Patent ID: 7108548

Claim:
A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, a dielectric surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric, and a jacket surrounding the outer conductor, the connector comprising: a coupler comprising a substantially cylindrical portion having a receiving port for engaging the terminal and an annular collar extending radially inward from the substantially cylindrical portion; a body member comprising a proximal body section comprising a lip and an annular shoulder, wherein the annular collar is disposed between the lip and the annular shoulder, and a distal body section having an inner surface with an inner surface portion, wherein the distal body section has a diameter d 3 that is larger than a diameter d 5 of the proximal body section; and a post comprising: a distal post end and a proximal post end, the distal post end sized for insertion between the dielectric and the outer conductor, a radially extending post flange, and a post shank extending from the post flange, the post shank forming a post channel sufficient in diameter to receive the inner conductor and the dielectric, the post shank being sufficient in length to extend from the annular collar to the inner surface portion; wherein the post is movable between a cable-insertion position, in which the distal post end is sufficiently spaced apart from the inner surface portion for inserting the coaxial cable into the body member, and a cable-installed position, in which the post shank is inserted in the body member to form an annular chamber between the post shank and the inner surface portion, the annular chamber being sufficiently narrow to compress the outer conductor and the jacket with the post shank and the inner surface portion for establishing a distal seal.