Patent ID: 8113878

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector configured to provide an electrically conductive coupling to a coaxial cable comprising a center conductor, a cable jacket, and an outer conductor, the connector comprising: a body comprising a front end, a back end, and an internal bore; a coupling nut rotatably secured to the front end of the body; a back nut rotatably secured to the back end of the body, the back nut comprising an internal bore; an internally corrugated member at least partially disposed within the internal bore of the body and the internal bore of the back nut, the internally corrugated member comprising a front end and a back end, an internal bore, and an internal corrugated area; and an internally corrugated sealing member disposed within the internal bore of the internally corrugated member, the internally corrugated sealing member comprising an internal corrugated area; wherein axial advancement of the back nut in the direction of the front end of the body causes at least a portion of the back end of the internally corrugated member to compress radially inwardly.