Patent ID: 7425161

Claim:
A press-fastening apparatus for clamping a press-clamping portion of a coaxial cable shield terminal to a coaxial cable, said press-clamping portion having a slit therein for receiving a braided ground portion of the coaxial cable, said apparatus comprising: a press clamping-purpose press-fastening blade having a press-clamping portion guide groove for guiding the press-clamping portion of the coaxial cable shielding terminal as said shielding terminal is clamped to the coaxial cable, said guide groove being defined by opposing side walls that are tapered such that a width of the guide groove decreases toward a proximal end of the press-fastening blade, wherein said side walls deform said press-clamping portion to reduce the width of the slit and retain the braided ground portion therebetween.