Patent ID: 7422477

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a first connector body end and a second connector body end, the connector body extending along a longitudinal axis, the connector body having an internal passageway defined therein, a fastener member attached proximate the second connector body end; a conductive pin partially disposed within the connector body internal passageway, a portion of the conductive pin configured to receive and seize a center conductor of a coaxial cable; an insulator disposed within the connector body, the insulator surrounding a portion of the conductive pin, the insulator having a first insulator end and a second insulator end, the insulator further having an insulator compression area surrounding a portion of the conductive pin; and, a compression member attached to the first connector body end, a post partially disposed within the compression member, wherein axial advancement of the compression member causes the post to engage the first insulator end and the second insulator end to engage a shoulder within the connector body internal passageway to place the insulator in a fixed position with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein further axial advancement of the compression member causes the insulator compression are to compress radially inwardly against the conductive pin to seize the outer conductor within the conductive pin.