Patent ID: 7396249

Claim:
A first electrical connector adapted to be electrically and mechanically connected to a second electrical connector, the second electrical connector comprising a threaded coupling mechanism and a snap-fastening coupling mechanism, said first electrical connector comprising: (a) an inner conductor; (b) an insulator surrounding the inner conductor; (c) a conductive collar surrounding the insulator; (d) an outer body surrounding the conductive collar; the outer body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the outer body being shaped to define a groove; and (e) a snap-fastening coupling mechanism retained within the groove in the outer body, the snap-fastening coupling mechanism being adapted to engage the snap-fastening coupling mechanism for the second electrical connector to retain the first and second electrical connectors in electrical and mechanical connection with one another; (f) wherein the conductive collar and the outer body together define an annular gap which is sized and shaped to receive the threaded coupling mechanism for the second electrical connector when the first and second electrical connectors are electrically and mechanically connected together.