Electrical connectors for coaxial cables

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IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A COAXIAL CABLE OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A TUBULAR DIELECTRIC HAVING AN INNER CONDUCTOR FITTED THERETHROUGH AND AT LEAST AN OUTER TUBULAR CONDUCTOR COVERING SAID DIELECTRIC, AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TUBULAR BODY MEMBER HAVING A TAPERED END, FOR SLIDINGLY RECEIVING THEREIN THE END PORTION OF THE DIELECTRIC WHEREBY SAID TAPERED END SHALL ENTER BETWEEN SAID DIELECTRIC AND SAID OUTER TUBULAR CONDUCTOR AND SHALL CONTACT THE LATTER; SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING EXTERIOR RATCHET TEETH INCLINED IN ONE DIRECTION IN RELATION TO ITS LENGTH AND SHOULDERS FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SAID RATCHET TEETH BEING ADJACENT SAID TAPERED END, AND A SLEEVE TO RECEIVE SAID TAPERED END THEREIN, HAVING AT LEAST IN PART, A TAPERED INTERIOR SURFACE ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE EXTERIOR OF THE CABLE WHEN THE SAID SLEEVE IS PLACED OVER SAID TAPERED END AND TO PRESS SAME AGAINST THE SURFACE OF SAID TAPERED END; SAID SLEEVE HAVING A RESILIENT PORTION AND TERMINATING IN A PAWL FORMATION WHICH NEED BE FORCED TO COME BEYOND SAID TAPERED END WHEREBY SAID PAWL FORMATION WILL ENTER BETWEEN ADJACENT TEETH AND BE ENGAGED THEREBY TO MAINTAIN THE ASSEMBLY WHEREBY SAID CABLE IS TIGHTLY CLAMPED IN SAID CONNECTOR; SAID PAWL ENGAGING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHOULDERS TO SECURE THE SLEEVE AGAINST INADVERTENT REMOVAL.