Patent ID: 6955561

Claim:
An in-line coaxial cable connector comprising: a coaxial cable having a central conductor with a first section exposed, an inner insulation with a second section exposed; a braided electrical conductor having a third section exposed, and an outer insulation beginning at the terminus of said third section a first electrical contact having a first end affixed to said first section of exposed central conductor and having a hollow second end formed to engage a mating electrical contact; an electrically conductive eyelet fitted between said inner insulation and said braided electrical conductor at said exposed third section an electrically conductive sleeve overlying said third section and at least a portion of said outer insulation and being fixed thereto; an electrically insulating member fitted over said first electrical contact and having a first end extending at least partway over said second section, a second end extending over said second end of said first electrical contact, the terminus of said second end of said insulator including a lip forming an alignment area for the reception of said mating electrical contact; and an electrically conductive metal shell positioned over said member and extending forward of said second end of said contact and rearward of said sleeve.