Low PIM rotatable connector

A coupling arrangement between a coaxial connector body and an outer conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising:

• an annular contact groove provided in a bore of the connector body;
• the contact groove having a groove bottom, a connector end sidewall and a cable end sidewall;
• the connector end sidewall is angled at a shoulder transition to transition between a groove bottom width that is less than a groove top width;
• the spring contact contacting the shoulder transition;
• a circular spring contact having a non-deformed state width;
• the spring contact seated within the contact groove;
• the non-deformed state width greater than the groove bottom width and less than the groove top width;
• wherein in a non-deformed state the spring contact contacts the connector end sidewall without contacting the groove bottom.

A coupling arrangement between a coaxial connector body and a solid outer conductor, comprising:

• a contact groove provided in seamless monolithic portion of a bore of the connector body, between a connector end and a cable end of the connector body;
• the contact groove having a groove bottom, a connector end sidewall and a cable end sidewall;
• the connector end sidewall angled to transition between a groove bottom width that is less than a groove top width;
• a circular spring contact having a non-deformed state width;
• the non-deformed state width greater than the groove floor width and less than the groove top width;
• the spring contact seated within the contact groove;
• a bias gasket in the annular groove, between the spring contact and the cable end sidewall;
• the bias gasket dimensioned to bias the spring contact against the connector end sidewall, while in the spring contact is in the non-deformed state;
• a grip ring retained within a grip ring groove provided in the bore;
• an inner diameter of the grip ring provided with a grip surface;
• whereby the grip ring grips the outer conductor after the outer conductor is inserted through the grip ring.

A coupling arrangement between a coaxial connector body and a solid outer conductor, comprising:

• a contact groove provided in a bore of the connector body;
• the contact groove having a groove bottom, a connector end sidewall and a cable end sidewall;
• the connector end sidewall is angled at a shoulder transition to transition between a groove bottom width that is less than a groove top width;
• the spring contact contacting the shoulder transition;
• a circular spring contact having a non-deformed state width;
• the non-deformed state width greater than the groove floor width and less than the groove top width;
• the spring contact seated within the contact groove;
• a bias gasket in the annular groove, between the spring contact and the cable end sidewall;
• the bias gasket dimensioned to bias the spring contact against the connector end sidewall, while in the spring contact is in the non-deformed state;
• a grip ring retained within a grip ring groove provided in the bore;
• an inner diameter of the grip ring provided with a grip surface;
• whereby the grip ring grips the outer conductor after the outer conductor is inserted through the grip ring.

A coupling arrangement between a coaxial connector body and a solid outer conductor, comprising:

• a contact groove provided in a bore of the connector body;
• the contact groove having a groove bottom, a connector end sidewall and a cable end sidewall;
• the connector end sidewall angled to transition between a groove bottom width that is less than a groove top width;
• a spring contact having a non-deformed state width;
• the non-deformed state width greater than the groove bottom width and less than the groove top width;
• the circular spring contact seated within the annular groove;
• a back nut threadable onto the cable end of the connector body;
• a retaining coil spring dimensioned to seat within an annular corrugation of the outer conductor;
• the connector body and the back nut together forming an annular retaining groove;
• the retaining circular coil spring seated within the retaining groove.