Patent ID: 7500873

Claim:
An electrical connector for coupling a coaxial cable with a connector interface, the electrical connector comprising: a housing comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a longitudinal bore along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the housing having a first end and a second end; and a plurality of fingers extending from the first end of the housing to a leading end of the connector, each of the plurality of fingers having an inner and an outer surface, wherein the plurality of fingers extend axially around a circumference surrounding the longitudinal axis of the connector; wherein the inner surface of the housing comprises: a first inner diameter region having a first end, a second end, and an inner diameter D 1 ; a second inner diameter region having a first end, a second end, and an inner diameter D 2 , wherein the second inner diameter region is disposed directly adjacent to the first inner diameter region and extends to the first end of the housing; wherein D 2 <D 1 , such that the first end of the first inner diameter region and the second end of the second inner diameter region define a shoulder facing the second end of the housing; and wherein the connector is configured to allow at least a portion of a prepared end of the coaxial cable to be inserted into the second end of the housing and through the first and second inner diameter regions, the prepared end of the coaxial cable comprising a center conductor exposed from a first point to a second point, a dielectric layer surrounding the center conductor exposed from the second point to a third point, and an outer conductive layer surrounding the dielectric layer exposed from the third point to a fourth point; and wherein D 1 is greater than the outer diameter of the outer conductive layer and D 2 is less than the outer diameter of the outer conductive layer such that the prepared end of the coaxial cable is fully seated in the connector when a leading end of the outer conductive layer abuts the shoulder and a leading end of the center conductor extends beyond the leading end of the connector.