Patent ID: 7740502

Claim:
A reuseable coaxial connector, comprising: a connector body; an inner contact post that is at least partly within the connector body; a compression element that is configured to impart a generally circumferential compressive force to secure one or more elements of a coaxial cable within the coaxial connector between the connector body and the inner contact post when the compression element is in a seated position; a first disengagement mechanism that is configured to assist moving the compression element from the seated position to an unseated position in which at least some of the circumferential compressive force is eliminated so as to allow removal of the coaxial cable from within the coaxial connector, wherein the first disengagement mechanism comprises a first outer surface on the compression element and a second outer surface on the connector body; and wherein the first and second surfaces comprise a pair of mating cammed surfaces or a pair of surfaces in an inclined mating relationship.