Entrance connector having a floating internal support sleeve

Claim 1

A coaxial entrance connector comprising: A. a pin section adapted to contact the internal conductor of a coaxial cable comprising: i. spring-loaded conductive jaws adapted to close upon and frictionally engage the internal conductor; and ii. jaw actuating means within said pin section for closing said jaws upon said internal conductor; and b. a nut section joined to said pin section to make electrical contact with the outer jacket of a coaxial cable comprising: i. a body; ii. a cavity internal to said body; iii. a substantially tubular first opening at one end of said body extending into said cavity through which a coaxial cable can be passed; iv. a substantially tubular second opening into said body having internal threads therein which coact with external threads on said pin section to join the pin section to the nut section; v. a compressible ferrule within said cavity adapted to be clamped onto the outer conductive jacket of a coaxial cable and to make electrical contact with said outer conductive jacket; vi. a substantially cylindrical support sleeve extending from said cavity through said compressible ferrule and into said first opening; vii. means for clamping said compressible ferrule onto the outer jacket of a coaxial cable inserted through said first opening into said cavity and onto said support sleeve, whereby the outer jacket of the cable will be sandwiched between said compressible ferrule and said support sleeve; and viii. a washer-like section on the end of said support sleeve within said cavity having external threads thereon adapted to be screwed through said internal threads of said second opening for preventing said support sleeve from sliding out of said cavity through said first opening while allowing for free rotation of said support sleeve.