Patent ID: 7611373

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector system comprising: a compliance member having an inner conductive portion and an outer portion, the inner conductive portion arranged and disposed for engaging and physically retaining an outer conductor of a coaxial cable; and a conductive actuating clamp having jaws arranged and disposed for engaging and physically retaining an inner conductor of the coaxial cable, wherein the jaws are moveable from an open, pre-engaged configuration to a closed, engaged configuration upon insertion of the inner conductor into the actuating clamp; wherein the actuating clamp comprises a first terminal and a second terminal connected to the first terminal, the jaws formed at a proximal end of the first and second terminals, a spring biased to urge the jaws toward the closed configuration in the absence of an applied force, and an engagement mechanism to provide the applied force to keep the jaws in the open configuration prior to insertion of the inner conductor, and wherein the engagement mechanism comprises a contact surface extending laterally across the jaws of the actuating clamp, a longitudinal slot formed in a side wall of the engagement mechanism and a pin extending laterally across the actuating clamp through the slot, the slot and pin defining a linear path of travel for the engagement mechanism with respect to the terminals.