Patent ID: 7299549

Claim:
A guide for inserting the prepared end of a coaxial cable into centered relation with a cylindrical post of a coaxial cable connector, the prepared end of the coaxial cable having a center conductor extending from the end face of an inner dielectrical layer, a wire mesh covering the inner dielectric layer and having an outer protective jacket, the wire mesh set back from the end face of the inner dielectric layer and being rolled back over the protective jacket, wherein said guide includes: an elongated member made of a resilient material, said elongated member having an exterior surface and having an internal axially extending slot; said elongated member having at least three axially disposed contact surfaces on the exterior surface; and said elongated member further having a slit passing radially from the exterior surface to the slot to form an entrance into the slot, whereby the center conductor can be moved through the slit into engagement with the slot and whereby as the prepared end of the coaxial cable is advanced into the connector the guide is slidingly passed through the cylindrical post.