Patent ID: 8038472

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for terminating a prepared coaxial cable end, said connector comprising: a connector body having a first end, a second end and a center passageway between said first and second ends; a compression sleeve mounted for axial movement at said first end of said connector body; an insulator disposed within said center passageway, said insulator being disposed adjacent said second end of said connector body; a mandrel disposed within said center passageway, said mandrel being disposed adjacent said first end of said connector body, said mandrel being axially moveable within said center passageway; means for seizing an outer conductor of said prepared cable end, said outer conductor seizing means comprising a clamp, said clamp having an external annular surface in contact with an interior surface of said connector body and an internal annular surface, said clamp including a plurality of axial slots, said slots enabling said clamp to be compressed upon the application of an inwardly directed radial force; and means for seizing a center conductor of said prepared cable end, said center conductor seizing means including a conductive member having a hollow portion, a plurality of spring contacts radially disposed within the hollow portion of the conductive member, said hollow portion of the conductive member being fixedly disposed within an opening of said insulator, said center conductor engaging said spring contacts when advanced a predetermined distance into said conductive member.