Patent ID: 6945802

Claim:
A seal for a coaxial cable connector: the coaxial cable connector comprising a tube with an upset portion at an end of the tube and a generally coaxial center conductor, the coaxial center conductor passing through the tube and the seal; the seal contained within the upset portion of the tube, the seal comprising: a first bead disposed within the upset portion; a compliant tube having one end adjacent to the bead; a second, packing bead adjacent to the other end of the compliant tube; an annular loading body adapted to engage the upset portion and adjacent the second packing bead; wherein, upon insertion, the annular loading body compressing the second packing bead and the compliant tube between the loading body and the first bead such that the compliant tube plastically deforms and seals against the upset portion and the coaxial center conductor wherein the first bead has a tapered rounded edge to mate with a contour of the upset portion bottom.