Patent ID: 8052465

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector comprising: a connector body having a central axis; a pin having a first end, a second end, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced support arms terminating at the second end, the support arms each having an inward facing surface that define a first internal cavity; a first insulator located within the connector body, the first insulator configured to receive the pin, wherein the pin is aligned with the central axis; a second insulator located within the connector body, the second insulator having an opening; and a guide configured to fit within the opening of the second insulator, wherein the guide is aligned with the central axis, the guide being axially received in the first internal cavity, the guide comprising a tabbed component and a flanged component, the tabbed component having a first tubular body defining a second internal cavity, the tabbed component having a plurality of tabs which fit into respective slots formed between the support arms, each tab in the plurality of tabs being electrically insulating, the flanged component having a generally radially extending flange, a ramped flange, and a second tubular body, the second tubular body extending into the second internal cavity of the tabbed component, the radially extending flange having an electrically conductive contact surface that contacts the inward facing surface of each of the support arms; wherein the ramped flange is at least partially plated with an electrically conductive material.