Patent ID: 7331820

Claim:
A coaxial connector for coupling the end of a coaxial cable to a coaxial port, the coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric, the dielectric being surrounded by a conductive grounding sheath, and the conductive grounding sheath being surrounded by a protective outer jacket, said connector comprising in combination: a. a tubular post having a first end adapted to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric thereof and under the conductive grounding sheath thereof, said tubular post having an opposing second end; b. a coupler engaging the second end of said tubular post, the coupler serving to secure the connector to the coaxial port; c. a cylindrical body member having a first end and a second end, the first end of said cylindrical body member including a cylindrical sleeve having an inner wall bounding a central bore extending about said tubular post, the second end of said cylindrical body member engaging said tubular post proximate the second end thereof, said cylindrical sleeve having an open end for receiving the end of the coaxial cable; and d. a first frangible reservoir comprised of a first casing containing a first adhesive component, the first frangible reservoir being disposed within the cylindrical body member between the tubular post and the inner wall of said cylindrical sleeve, wherein the insertion of the end of the coaxial cable into the connector releases said first adhesive component from the first casing of the first frangible reservoir for effecting an adhesive bond between the protective outer jacket of the coaxial cable and the inner wall of said cylindrical sleeve, wherein the first adhesive component is contained entirely within the casing, without directly contacting the cylindrical body or tubular post, until the first casing is ruptured, and wherein the first casing has at least one spatial dimension which is greater than one-twentieth of the diameter of the coaxial cable.