Patent ID: 7758356

Claim:
A coaxial cable connector adapted to terminate a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a protective jacket surrounding the outer conductor, the coaxial cable connector also being adapted to receive a grounding wire, the coaxial cable connector including: a. a body portion having first and second opposing ends, the second end of the body portion being adapted to receive a prepared end of a coaxial cable, the body portion including a first lug member secured to the body portion and in electrical contact therewith, the first lug member including a first hole for receiving a grounding wire; b. a nut rotatably secured about the first end of the body portion for securing the coaxial cable connector to a mating coaxial port; c. a post extending within the body portion, the post having a first end secured to the first end of the body portion, the post having an opposing second end for extending within a coaxial cable; and d. a compression ring slidably secured over the second end of the body portion, and axially movable with respect thereto, for compressing the outer protective jacket and outer conductor against the second end of the post as said compression ring is axially advanced toward the nut; wherein the compression ring includes a second lug member having a second hole axially aligned with the first hole in said first lug member, the second hole of the second lug member also serving to receive the grounding wire, the second lug member including a tapered port surrounding the second hole and adapted to enter the first hole as the compression ring is axially advanced toward the nut, the tapered port being compressed inwardly by the first hole of the first lug member for gripping the grounding wire.