Patent ID: 7648393

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for attachment to a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising a center conductor, a dielectric layer surrounding the center conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer, the coaxial cable connector comprising: a body having a front end, a back end, an external gripping portion, and a longitudinal opening extending between the front end and the back end along a longitudinal axis; a post fixedly mounted within the longitudinal opening in the body from the back end of the body; a contact assembly movably mounted to the post and capable of moving longitudinally relative to the body, the contact assembly capable of receiving the center conductor of the coaxial cable; a compression ring mounted onto the back end of the body, wherein the compression ring surrounds but does not contact the post; and an external clip engaging at least a forward portion of the external gripping portion of the body and extending over the external gripping portion and toward the back end of the body.