Coaxial cable connector with internal crimping structure

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AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN END OF A COAXIAL CABLE HAVING A CENTER CONDUCTOR, A DIELECTRIC LAYER SURROUNDING THE CENTER CONDUCTOR AND A FLEXIBLE TUBULAR OUTER CONDUCTOR SURROUNDING THE DIELECTRIC LAYER, SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER COMPRISING A TUBULAR BODY HAVING FRONT AND REAR ENDS, SAID END OF THE CABLE BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN THE TUBULAR BODY FROM THE REAR, A SUPPORT FERRULE WITHIN THE BODY AND ENGAGEABLE OVER THE DIELECTRIC LAYER OF THE CABLE AN INSIDE OF THE END OF THE OUTER CONDUCTOR OF THE CABLE, A CRIMPING RING WITHIN THE BODY COMPRISING A SLEEVE OF DEFORMABLE METAL HAVING A LARGER DIAMETER THAN SAID SUPPORT FERRULE, SAID CRIMPING RING BEING ENGAGEABLE IN SURROUNDING RELATIONSHIP ABOUT THE SUPPORT FERRULE WITH THE END PORTION OF THE OUTER CABLE CONDUCTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN THE CRIMPING RING AND SUPPORT FERRULE, A RADIALLY CONTRACTIBLE CRIMPING FERRULE DISPOSED OUTSIDE OF SAID CRIMPING RING AND INSIDE OF SAID BODY, STOP MEANS IN THE BODY LIMITING FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CRIMPING FERRULE WITH RESPECT TO THE BODY, AXIALLY MOVABLE CAM MEANS IN THE BODY ENGAGED WITH SAID CRIMPING FERRULE, FORWARD AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEANS CAMMING THE CRIMPING FERRULE RADIALLY INWARDLY TO CRIMP THE CRIMPING RING RADIALLY INWARDLY TO COMPRESS THE OUTER CABLE CONDUCTOR AGAINST THE SUPPORT FERRULE, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO THE BODY FOR MOVING SAID CAM MEANS FORWARDLY IN THE BODY.