Patent ID: 7303436

Claim:
A cable connector comprising a tubular casing, said tubular casing having a coupling portion extending forward axially from a first end thereof, a tapered abutment portion disposed at a second end thereof, and a plurality of protruding teeth which are convex circular projections spaced around an inside wall thereof extending inward from the inner wall of said tapered abutment portion; a locknut rotatably coupled to said coupling portion of said tubular casing, said locknut having an inner thread for fastening to an external device; a inner tube inserted into said locknut and said tubular casing; and a collar, said collar having a clamping portion at one end thereof, a receiving portion at an opposite end thereof for the insertion of a cable into said collar and said casing and said inner tube, and a tapered surface portion gradually reducing from said clamping portion toward said receiving portion, said clamping portion having an inner diameter relatively greater than said receiving portion, said clamping portion being attached to said tapered abutment portion, wherein when said collar is forced onto said tubular casing by an external push force, said tubular casing and said plurality of protruding teeth are compressed radially inwards toward said inner tube.