Coaxial connector

Claim 1

IN A COAXIAL CONNECTION THE COMBINATION INCLUDING A COAXIAL CABLE HAVING AN INNER CONDUCTOR AND AN OUTER CONDUCTOR COAXIALLY DISPOSED THEREAROUND WITH THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER CONDUCTORS SUBSTANTIALLY FILLED WITH A SOLID DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, THE SAID OUTER CONDUCTOR BEING FORMED OF A RIGID METALLIC TUBING OF A GIVEN AND CONSTANT DIAMETER ALONG ITS LENGTH, A CONNECTOR FOR SAID CABLE INCLUDING AN OUTER METALLIC BODY HAVING AT ONE END MEANS THEREON TO FACILITATE MATING WITH ANOTHER CONNECTOR AND HAVING AT THE OTHER END A SLEEVE EXTENSION A BORE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BODY AND A DIELECTRIC INSERT FITTED WITHIN SAID BORE TOWARD THE SAID ONE END, A CENTER CONTACT FITTED WITHIN SAID INSERT TERMINATED TO THE CENTER CONDUCTOR OF SAID CABLE WITH A PORTION THEREOF PROJECTING FORWARDLY TOWARD SAID ONE END FOR CONTACT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CENTER CONTACT OF ANOTHER CONNECTOR, A FERRULE MEMBER HAVING AN INNER DIAMETER APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID OUTER CONDUCTOR AND FITTED THEREOVER WITH THE SAID OUTER CONDUCTOR POSITIONED OVER SAID SLEEVE EXTENSION AND THE SAID FERRULE MEMBER CRIMPED INWARDLY TERMINATING SAID OUTER CONDUCTOR TO SAID SLEEVE EXTENSION AND TO SAID CONNECTOR WITH SAID DIELECTRIC MATERIAL EXTENDING INTO SAID SLEEVE EXTENSION, THE SAID SLEEVE EXTENSION HAVING A RELATIVELY THIN WALL SECTION AND AN OUTER DIAMETER VERY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE SAID GIVEN INNER DIAMETER OF THE OUTER CONDUCTOR AND FITTING TIGHTLY AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CABLE OUTER CONDUCTOR AND FURTHER HAVING A SHARP LEADING EDGE WHICH SEPARATED THE CABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FROM THE CABLE OUTER CONDUCTOR WITHOUT EXPANSION OF SAID OUTER CONDUCTOR DURING INSERTION IN SAID CABLE, WHEREBY ASSEMBLY OF SAID CONNECTOR TO SAID CABLE IS FACILITATED WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE TO THE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, MINIMUM CHANGE IN SPACING BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER CONDUCTIVE PATHS FORMED WITHIN SAID SLEEVE EXTENSION AND MINIMUM REQUIRED FORCE IN INSERTING SAID SLEEVE EXTENSION INTO SAID CABLE OUTER CONDUCTOR.