Patent ID: 8915754

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector comprising: a body having an outer body surface and a forward facing body surface; a post having a rearward facing post surface and configured to be separate from the body; a coupler having a forward facing coupler surface, a first rearward facing coupler surface, a second rearward facing coupler surface, and an inner coupler surface extending along an axial direction between the first and second rearward facing coupler surfaces, the forward facing coupler surface configured to engage the rearward facing post surface when the connector is in an assembled state, the first rearward facing coupler surface being spaced axially rearward from the second rearward facing coupler surface when the connector is in the assembled state; a continuity member configured to provide a consistent ground path between the coupler and the body when the connector is in the assembled state and when the coupler and body move relative to one another, the continuity member being positioned outside the inner coupler surface and outside the body such that no portion of the continuity member is located either inside the body or inside the first rearward facing coupler surface when the connector is in the assembled state; a sealing member configured to form a seal between the inner coupler surface and the body, the seal being located axially forward from the continuity member when the connector is in the assembled state; wherein the continuity member is metallic and does not contact the second rearward facing coupler surface when the connector is in the assembled state; wherein the body extends between the continuity member and a portion of the post, and the continuity member extends around a section of the body when the connector is in the assembled state; wherein the coupler is configured to move between a first position, where the continuity member contacts the first rearward facing coupler surface and where the second rearward facing coupler surface does not engage the forward facing body surface, and a second position, where the continuity member maintains contact with the first rearward facing coupler surface and where the second rearward facing coupler surface engages the forward facing body surface; wherein the continuity member is C-shaped; wherein the sealing member comprises an O-ring; wherein the body extends inside the inner coupler surface when the connector is in the assembled state; and wherein the body, the post, the coupler, and continuity member each comprise separate and distinct structures.