Hybrid feed-through connector for coaxial cables

A connector operative to mechanically and electrically couple a coaxial cable to a port, the coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a dielectric core disposed therebetween and electrically insulating one of the conductors from the other conductor, the outer conductor configured to facilitate axial deformation in response to an axial force imposed along an elongate axis of the coaxial cable, the port comprising:

• a port body defining a port cavity, a threaded outer surface and an annular ring projecting from a first end of the port body and defining an annular surface;
• an inner conductor engager at least partially disposed within the port cavity, and
• an insulator configured to retain and center the inner conductor engager within the port cavity, and
• a connector including:
• a sleeve defining a bore configured to receive the coaxial cable, the sleeve furthermore configured to engage the outer conductor thereof at one end and having an outwardly projecting flange at the other end;
• and
• a coupler defining a coupler cavity having a threaded inner surface, and an inwardly projecting coupler flange disposed at one end, the coupler flange defining an aperture configured to receive the coaxial cable, and first and second annular shoulders facing toward and away from the coupler cavity, respectively, and
• a retainer configured capture the coupler between first and second axial positions relative to the connector sleeve,
• wherein the coupler threadably engages the port body along the threaded inner and outer surfaces, respectively, such that during rotation of the coupler from the first position to the second position, the sleeve engages and imposes an axial force on the outer conductor of the coaxial cable to simultaneously, feed a tip end pin of the inner conductor into a socket of the inner conductor engager while the annular ring of the port body is received in the coupler cavity and the relative displacement of the port body and the coupler causes the annular compression surface to engage and axially deform the outer conductor thereby effecting an electrical ground from the outer conductor to the port body.