Patent ID: 8618418

Claim:
A cable comprising: one or more internal components comprising at least one electrical conductor to propagate a signal; a dielectric surrounding the electrical conductor; a multilayer outer conductor surrounding the dielectric, wherein the multilayer outer conductor is configured for RF shielding, and wherein the multilayer outer conductor is aligned coaxially with the at least one electrical conductor; a multilayer jacket surrounding the multilayer outer conductor, the multilayer jacket comprising a compressible inner jacket layer surrounded by a non-compressible rigid outer jacket layer, wherein the inner jacket layer is less rigid than the outer jacket layer, wherein a relative pliability of the inner jacket layer with respect to the outer jacket layer reduces an amount of insertion force required to fully insert a post of a cable connector underneath the multilayer jacket, wherein a portion of the inner jacket layer comprises at least one compressed portion when the post of the cable connector is fully inserted underneath the multilayer jacket, wherein the at least one compressed portion comprises a first thickness differing from a second thickness of a non-compressed portion of the inner jacket layer, and wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness.