Patent ID: 8591253

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 internal connector structure; an external connector structure that cooperates with the internal connector structure to define a gap that is configured to receive a section of the outer conductor; 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; and wherein the external connector structure is configured to be clamped about the section of the outer conductor and radially compress the section of the outer conductor between the external connector structure and the internal connector structure such that a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor is configured to increase from the initial contact force when the connector is moved from a first position to a second position.