Patent ID: 8096828

Claim:
An electrical connector for terminating a coaxial cable, said electrical connector comprising: an electrically conductive housing extending a length along a central longitudinal axis between a cable-receiving end portion configured to engage an insulating cover of the coaxial cable and a mating end portion configured to engage another electrical connector, the housing comprising an outer electrical contact, an insulating member held by the housing; and an inner electrical contact held by the insulating member, the inner electrical contact comprising a slot configured to receive an inner electrical conductor of the coaxial cable, the slot being defined by a side surface that is oriented non-parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the housing such that the slot is configured to bend an end of the inner electrical conductor of the coaxial cable when the inner electrical conductor is received within the slot, the slot being configured to bend the end of the inner electrical conductor such that the end of the inner electrical conductor extends non-parallel to the central longitudinal axis.