Patent ID: 8123557

Claim:
A compression connector for a coaxial cable end, said coaxial cable end comprising an exposed center conductor extending from a distal end, an exposed outer conductor extending over an axial portion adjacent said exposed center conductor and a dielectric layer disposed therebetween, said connector comprising: a connector body having opposing first and second ends and a center passageway defined therethrough; an insulator disposed within said center passageway adjacent said first end of said connector; a compression sleeve movably connected to the second end of said connector body; first seizure means disposed in the center passageway for seizing said exposed outer conductor; and second seizure means disposed in the center passageway for seizing said exposed center conductor, said compression sleeve being axially movable from said second end to said first end to cause said first seizure means and said second seizure means to sequentially engage said cable and in which seizure of said outer conductor occurs either before or after seizure of said center conductor.