Abstract: A crimp connector for attachment to a coaxial cable by use of a conventional crimping tool includes a plurality of annular ridges to be crimped, which ridges define a modified hexagonal perimeter having three pairs of opposed planar surfaces and curved surfaces interconnecting adjacent ones of the planar surfaces. A method for crimping resulting in migration of the material of the ridges to maintain a rounded surface about the coaxial cable is disclosed.

Abstract: Connector apparatus for connecting coaxial cable elements includes a primary connector body and connector elements for securing coaxial cable to the main connector body. The connector elements, in addition to the main connector body, include a lock ring, an inner connector element or nut held onto the connector body by the lock ring, and an outer rotating nut disposed on the inner nut and the rotation of which causes the rotation of the inner nut. The inner nut is rotated by the outer nut until metal to metal contact is made between the outer nut and the connector body and also between the outer nut and the coaxial cable element to prevent radiation leakage from the coaxial cable elements.

Abstract: A two part coaxial cable connector includes a rear nut body housing a two step ferrule for gripping the sheath of a coaxial cable and a front nut body for gripping the conductor upon threaded engagement of the rear and front nut bodies. A mandrel, located within and protected by the rear nut body, slides within the sheath upon feeding of the cable into the rear nut body. A pair of annular inclined ramps formed in a ferrule encircling sleeve compress the ferrule to squeeze the ferrule into gripping engagement with the sheath while forcing ferrule rearwardly. A brass ring disposed between the ferrule and the end of the rear nut, which ring is compressed upon rearward movement of the ferrule and becomes amalgamated with the sleeve and ferrule to prevent spurious RF radiation from the rear nut body. Simultaneously, a collet in the front nut body is compressed to grip the conductor. To facilitate the feeding of a seamed or off round sheath, the ferrule, mandrel and associated parts float within the rear nut body.

Abstract: A crimp connector for attachment to a coaxial cable by use of a conventional crimping tool includes a plurality of annular ridges to be crimped, which ridges define a modified hexagonal perimeter having three pairs of opposed planar surfaces and curved surfaces interconnecting adjacent ones of the planar surfaces. A method for crimping resulting in migration of the material of the ridges to maintain a rounded surface about the coaxial cable is disclosed.