Subminiature connector for coaxial cable

Claim 1

AN IMPROVED, SUBMINIATURE COAXIAL CONNECTOR FOR COUPLING TO A SMALL DIAMETER FLEXIBLE COAXIAL CABLE OF THE TYPE HAVING AN INNER CONDUCTOR, AN INNER INSULATOR COAXIALLY SURROUNDING THE INNER CONDUCTOR, A CONDUCTIVE BRAID COAXIALLY SURROUNDING THE INNER INSULATOR AND AN OUTER INSULATOR HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER NOT IN EXCESS OF 1/8" COAXIALLY SURROUNDING THE CONDUCTIVE BRAID, SAID IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: (A) FLARING MEANS INCLUDING A RADIAL FACE PORTION SAID FLARING MEANS BEING DISPOSED COAXIALLY BETWEEN THE INNER INSULATOR AND THE CONDUCTIVE BRAID WHEREBY THE CONDUCTIVE BRAID AND THE OUTER INSULATOR ARE FLARED OUTWARDLY ALONG THE AXIS OF THE CONNECTOR AND THE END OF THE CONDUCTIVE BRAID IS POSITIONED AGAINST SAID RADIAL FACE IN A PLANE TRANSVERSE TO THE AXIS OF THE CONNECTOR; (B) COAXIALLY DISPOSED CUP MEANS HAVING THE FIRST AND SECOND ENDS, THE FIRST END DEFINING A RAIDIAL FACE ABUTTINGLY DISPOSED AGAINST THE TRANSVERSE END OF THE CONDUCTIVE BRAID THE SECOND END DEFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CUP MEANS DIMENSIONED TO SNUGLY RECEIVE THE OUTER INSULATION OF THE CABLE; AND (C) AN ANNULAR, OUTER INSULATOR DEFORMING WEDGE DISPOSED COAXIALLY ABOUT THE OUTER INSULATOR AND IN ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SECOND END OF SAID CUP MEANS WHEREBY THE OUTER INSULATOR IS FORCED INTO SAID CUP MEANS TO LOCK THE CONDUCTIVE BRAID AGAINST THE FLARING MEANS.