Crimp type coaxial cable connector

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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 SHELL OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL HAVING FRONT AND REAR ENDS, A CENTER CONTACT MEMBER SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID SHELL AND INSULATED FROM THE SHELL, SAID CENTER CONTACT MEMBER HAVING A FORWARD CONTACTING PORTION ACCESSIBLE FROM THE FRONT OF THE SHELL AND HAVING A REARWARD TERMINAL PORTION ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO A BARED END OF THE CENTER COAXIAL CABLE CONDUCTOR, A SLEEVE ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED OVER THE DIELECTRIC LAYER OF THE CABLE AND AXIALLY SLIDABLE INSERTED INTO THE SHELL FROM THE REAR, MEANS ENGAGEABLE BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE AND THE CENTER CONTACT MEMBER TO FIX THE CENTER CONTACT MEMBER AGAINST REARWARD MOVEMENT IN THE SHELL, SAID SLEEVE HAVING A REARWARD END PORTION PROJECTING REARWARDLY OUT OF THE SHELL, AND A CRIMP RING ENGAGEABLE IN SURROUNDING RELATIONSHIP ABOUT A REARWARD END PORTION OF THE SHELL AND ABOUT SAID REARWARD END PORTION OF THE SLEEVE WITH A PORTION OF THE OUTER CONDUCTOR OF THE CABLE DISPOSED BETWEEN THE RING AND SAID REARWARD END PORTIONS OF THE SHELL AND SLEEVE, SAID RING BEING CRIMPED RADIALLY INWARDLY TO COMPRESS THE OUTER CONDUCTOR OF THE CABLE AGAINST SAID REARWARD END PORTIONS OF THE SHELL AND SLEEVE AND TO HOLD THE SLEEVE AGAINST REARWARD MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHELL.