Patent ID: 8602818

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector for terminating a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulating layer surrounding the inner conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, the coaxial cable connector comprising: an inner connector member; an outer connector member configured to engage the inner connector member so as to define a gap arranged to receive a prepared portion of the outer conductor of the coaxial cable; and a conductive pin configured to engage the inner conductor so as to result in an initial contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor; wherein the outer connector member is configured to clamp the prepared portion of the outer conductor against the inner connector member and exert a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor of the coaxial cable; and wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to increase the contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor from the initial contact force when the coaxial cable connector is moved between a first position and a second position.