Patent ID: 8458898

Claim:
A method for preparing a terminal end of a corrugated coaxial cable for termination, the corrugated coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulating layer surrounding the inner conductor, a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, the corrugated outer conductor having peaks and valleys, and a jacket surrounding the corrugated outer conductor, the method comprising: stripping the jacket from a terminal section of the coaxial cable; and axially stretching a terminal end of the corrugated outer conductor beyond a terminal end of the insulating layer, comprising: grasping an outside surface of the corrugated outer conductor and pulling the terminal end of the corrugated outer conductor beyond the terminal end of the insulating layer and beyond the terminal end of the inner conductor, and increasing the distance between two or more peaks in the corrugated outer conductor or increasing the distance between two or more valleys in the corrugated outer conductor, resulting in an open section of the corrugated coaxial cable in which the corrugated outer conductor does not surround the insulating layer.