Abstract A coaxial connector with male and female members, the female member having a slotted tubular structure forming jaws and having an internal abutment providing an interference fit with the male member which has an annular recess to receive the abutment and remove the interference. A sleeve having a larger diameter than the slotted tubular member is carried by this female member and provides an annular space between the jaws and the sleeve. A sleeve carried on the male member has a captive bushing which is spring urged forwardly to enter said annular space and prevent expansion of the jaws by completely overriding and overextending not only the end of said jaws but also the adjacent jaw area to provide a direct, non-slanting contact locking area and thereby achieve a positive, unbreakable connection.
A coaxial connector having male and female members with means at their outer ends for attachment to cables and the like; the female member including a slotted hollow tubular structure forming jaws with enlarged ends and having an enlarged annular section but of reduced internal diameter, a sleeve also secured to the female member enclosing the tubular structure but having a larger internal diameter than the outer diameter of the tubular structure thereby providing an annular space between the jaws and the sleeve for expansion by the jaws; a male member including a solid cylindrical jack portion formed with an annular recess to receive the internal enlarged sections on the jaws when the two members are joined, a bushing with an outwardly extending flange which is resiliently urged to enter the annular space in the female member to lock the jaws over the jack, the end of said bushing completely filling the space between the jaws and the sleeve so as to positively prevent accidental expansion of the jaws until the bushing is withdrawn by the sleeve.
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A coaxial connector having male and female members with means at their outer ends for attachment to cables and the like; the female member including a slotted hollow tubular structure forming jaws with enlarged ends and having an enlarged annular section but of reduced internal diameter, a sleeve also secured to the female member enclosing the tubular structure but having a larger internal diameter than the outer diameter of the tubular structure thereby providing an annular space between the jaws and the sleeve for expansion by the jaws; a male member including a solid cylindrical jack portion formed with an annular recess to receive the internal enlarged sections on the jaws when the two members are joined, a bushing with an outwardly extending flange which is resiliently urged to enter the annular space in the female member to lock the jaws over the jack, the end of said bushing completely filling the space between the jaws and the sleeve so as to positively prevent accidental expansion of the jaws until the bushing is withdrawn by the sleeve.