Patent ID: 8083544

Claim:
A connector for a coaxial cable, comprising: a connector body having first and second ends and defining an inner chamber between said first and second ends; a center pin received within said inner chamber and formed from a conductive material, said center pin including at least one contact structure at one end of said center pin, said contact structure comprising at least one pair of lipped contacts biased toward each other for engaging a conductor wire of the coaxial cable and each comprising upper and lower contact leaves each having a first portion extending inwardly toward each other and a second portion extending outwardly, said upper and lower contact leaves adapted to receive the conductor wire of the coaxial cable therebetween; and a pin support structure, including a first insulator adapted to receive an end of said center pin opposite said contact structure therein and a second insulator adapted to fit about and support said contact structure of said center pin, each of said insulators formed from a dielectric material and; wherein said center pin comprises a cylindrical pin body having a diameter sufficient to receive the conductor wire of the coaxial cable therein with the conductor wire engaged between said lipped contacts of said at least one contact structure, and wherein said first and second insulators substantially encapsulate said ends of said center pin and said at least one contact structure with said second portion being substantially engaged therewithin such that said upper and lower contact leaves are maintained in a position biased toward one another so as to maintain resilience and engagement of said contacts contact leaves with the conductor wire of the coaxial cable over repeated uses and time.