Electrical connector for multiple outer conductor coaxial cable

Claim 1

In an electrical connector assembly for connection to an electrical cable, wherein the improvement comprises; a first ferrule for insertion concentrically between a conductive outer shield of the cable and a first insulative layer of the cable, a center contact subassembly comprising, a first retention ring assembled over a center contact and having a forward taper and a rear facing shoulder, the center contact subassembly is assembled as a unit and is constructed for assembly as said unit to a center conductor of the cable by connection of the center contact to the center conductor, an inner shell subassembly comprising, a conductive inner shell, a second retention ring assembled over the inner shell and having a rearward taper and a forward facing shoulder, and an insulating means extending within a rearward end of the inner shell for insulating the center contact assembly from the inner shell, the insulating means having an internal forward facing shoulder, the inner shell subassembly is assembled as a unit and is constructed for assembly as said unit over the center contact subassembly and between a second insulative layer of the cable and a conductive inner shield of the cable by passage of the insulating means in a rearward direction over the center contact assembly until the forward facing shoulder of the insulating means passes in a rearward direction over the taper of the second retention ring and registers at the rear of the forward facing shoulder of the second retention ring, and by passage of the rearward end of the inner shell and the insulating means concentrically between the second insulating layer of the cable and the inner shield of the cable, a conductive second ferrule for assembly concentrically over the inner shield of the cable and the rearward end of the inner shell, an outer shell subassembly, comprising, a conductive outer shell, coupling means on the outer shell for coupling the outer shell to a complementary electrical connector, an O-ring within a rearward end of the outer shell to seal between the outer shell and an outer jacket of the cable, an insulating member extending within a forward end of the outer shell for insulating the outer shell from the inner shell, the insulating member having a rearward facing shoulder, the outer shell subassembly is constructed for assembly as a unit, and is constructed for assembly as said unit over the inner shell subassembly by passage of the insulating member in a forward direction over the first ferrule and the second ferrule and over the inner shell until the rearward facing shoulder passes over the rearward taper of the second retention ring and registers against the forward facing shoulder of the second retention ring, and until the outer shell is concentric with the outer shield of the cable and the first ferrule.