Patent ID: 7011547

Claim:
A connector for a coaxial cable which includes a core, comprising: a tubular end piece having an inner threaded portion defined in an inner periphery thereof, the end piece having a shoulder formed in the inner periphery thereof; a fastening sleeve received in the end piece and having an end thereof in contact with the shoulder, the fastening sleeve being adapted to receive a cable and including a tapered inner periphery; a threaded piece having an outer threaded portion defined on an outer periphery thereof, a tapered inner periphery being defined in an inner periphery of the threaded piece, the outer threaded portion of the threaded piece threadedly engaged with the inner threaded portion of the end piece, the tapered inner periphery of the threaded piece pressing a thinner portion at the tapered inner periphery of the fastening sleeve so as to apply an inward force to the fastening sleeve; a tube having a first end securely extending through the threaded piece and adapted to receive a core of the cable, the tube having a lip extending from an outer periphery thereof at a second end of the tube and an annular protrusion extending from the second end; and a connection collar rotatably mounted to the tube and having a connection threaded portion, the connection collar including a flange extending from an inner periphery thereof and the lip of the tube being rotatably engaged with the flange; a first seal mounted to the tube and sandwiched between the flange of the connection collar and an end face of the threaded piece; and, a second seal mounted to the annular protrusion of the tube for sealing against a jack engaged with the connection threaded portion of the connection collar.