Fitting for coaxial cable

Claim 1

A fitting for mechanically and electrically connecting the end of a coaxial cable to a selected device, which includes an outer conductor comprising a braid of electrically conductive strands, a center conductor coaxial with said outer conductor, a noncompliant dielectric disposed between said outer and said center conductor, and a jacket of noncompliant material having an antifriction surface encasing said outer conductor, and for positive and secure attachment to said cable and for electrical connection with said outer conductor, said fitting comprising: (a) an electrically conductive body including a projecting elongate outer tubular element for receiving the end of said cable and a projecting elongate inner tubular element coaxial with said outer tubular element and receivable between said noncompliant dielectric and said outer conductor; (b) internal gripping means carried by said outer tubular element for mechanically engaging said jacket, said braid being doubled back at the end of said cable to encircle said jacket and said gripping means including a plurality of spaced apart gripping elements sized and shaped to be received between said strands in response to inward deformation of said outer tubular element, strand receiving recesses being defined between said gripping elements, said inner tubular element acting as a support means for opposing said inward deformation; and (c) connection means carried by said body for attachment to said selected device.