Coaxial connector including hybrid fitting

Abstract

A connector for a coaxial cable includes a nut including a sleeve portion including a smooth portion on an inside of the nut and only one longitudinal slot, and a threaded portion; a spring coil around the sleeve portion; and an outer shell around the nut, wherein the sleeve portion is configured to provide an interference fit to a mating connector, when the nut is connected to the mating connector, both the sleeve portion and the threaded portion make electrical and physical contact with the mating connector, the outer shell includes a knurled portion on an outer surface, the sleeve portion includes a circumferential recess and the spring coil is located in the recess, and a rear portion of the nut is configured to connect to the cable connecting portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.