Crimped coaxial cable termination

Claim 1

A COXIAL CONNECTOR CLAMPING MEANS FOR FASTENING AN ELECTRICAL COAXIAL CABLE TO THE CONNECTOR WHEREIN THE CABLE HAS A CONDUCTIVE INNER CONDUCTOR SURROUNDED BY SUCCESSIVE LAYERS OF INSULATOR, A BRAIDED OUTER CNDUCTOR AND AN INSULATOR SHEATH, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A TUBULAR WALL CONDUCTIVE SHELL DEFINING THE CONNECTOR OUTER CONDUCTOR, SAID SHELL HAVING AN AXIAL THROUGH BORE EXTENDING FROM AN OPEN REARWARD END TO ITS FRONT END, THE AXIAL SECTION OF BORE ADJACENT SAID SHELL REARWARD END BEING EQUIPPED FOR RECEIVING THE END OF COAXIAL CABLE TO BE CONNECTING TO SAID CONNECTOR, RADIAL WALL MEANS IN THE INTERIOR OF SAID BORE SECTION AND CONFRONTING HE OPEN REARWARD END OF SAID BORE, SAID BORE SECTION ALSO HAVING AN INCLINED FACE RECESSEDIN THE WALL OF SAID SHELL, SAID INCLINED FACE BEING AT AN ANGLE WITH THE AXIS OF SAID BORE SUBSTANTIALLY TO CONFRONT THE INTERIOR END OF SAID SECTION, A TUBULAR WALL SLEEVE OF DEFORMABLE MATERIAL HAVING AN AXIAL THROUGH BORE FOR MOUNTING SAME OVER THE END OF CABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO SAID CONNECTOR, SAID SLEEVE HAVING A LONGITUDINAL SLOT EXTENDING BETWEEN ITS FRONT AND REAR ENDS AND RADIALLY THROUGH ITS WALL, THE CABLE SHEATH BEING CUT OFF TO TERMINATE WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND THE CABLE BRAID EXTENDING OUT FROM THE FRONT END OF SAID SLEEVE AND FOLDED BACK OVER THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID SLEEVE AND INSERTION OF THE CABLE AND SAID SLEEVE MOUNTED THEREON IN SEATED RELATIONSHIP IN SAID CONNECTOR BORE SECTION, A PORTION OF THE FOLDED BACK BRAID BEING PRESSED BETWEEN SAID RADIAL WALL AND THE FRONT END OF SAID SLEEVE, MEANS ON SAID SLEEVE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY RADIALLY FOR CONFRONT-S ING SAID INCLINED FACE TO EFFECT MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN CHARACTERIZED TO URGE SAID SLEEVE IN AN AXIALLYA FORWARD DIRECTION IN SAID SHELL BORE UPON A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONSTRICTING FORCE BEING APPLIED TO SAID SHELL, SAID SLEEVE BEING CONSTRICTED TO CLOSE UPON SAID CABLE UPON CIRCUMFERENTIALLY CRIMPING THE WALL OF SAID SHELL SURROUNDING SAID BORE SECTION, CONSTRICTION OF SAID SLEEVE BEING TAKEN UP BY CLOSURE OF SAID SLOT, SAID CRIMPING FORCE ALSO CAUSING SAID INCLINED FACE TO ENGAGE SAID MEANS ON SAID SLEEVE FOR URGING SAID SLEEVE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION TO CLAMP SAID BRAID TIGHTLY AGAINST SAID RADIAL WALL AND TO LOCK SAID SLEEVE IN SAID CONNECTOR.