Patent ID: 8177583

Claim:
A compression connector for a coaxial cable, the connector comprising: a connector body; a compression sleeve, the compression sleeve being configured to engage the connector body with the coaxial cable positioned therein; first clamp means, disposed in the connector body, first clamp means comprising: a shoulder disposed on an inside of the connector body, the shoulder separating the connector body into a first portion having a first inner diameter and a second portion having a second inner diameter; and, a clamp having an outer diameter, the outer diameter of the clamp being substantially the same as the first inner diameter but greater than the second inner diameter; and second clamp means, disposed within the connector body, for clamping onto a center conductor of the coaxial cable, wherein under the condition that one of the connector body and the compression sleeve is axially advanced toward the other from a first state to a second state, the first and second clamp means are radially displaced inwardly.