Class 174/652 - Compression

Subclass of Class 174 - Electricity: conductors and insulators
Definition: Subject matter including a retention element that condenses
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 03/06/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8129633	Connector assembly suited for wet locations An exemplary connector assembly includes a connector body, a compression nut, a compression ring, and a sealing ring. A conduit may be inserted through the compression nut and the connector body. The compression ring may include a circumferential gap between two com...	03/06/2012
7390027	Weatherproof compression connecting assembly for securing electrical metal tubing A water proof electrical connector assembly for securing metal tubing to a junction box or in an end to end connection having a connecting body with opposed open ends, and an electrical metal tubing secured to at least one open end. The open end includes a linear le...	06/24/2008
7358448	Electrical connector assembly with frusto-conical snap fit retaining ring for enhancing electrical grounding of the connector assembly to an electrical box and installation tool therefor An electric connector assembly made up of a connector body having an inlet end portion, an outlet end portion, and a bore communicating the inlet end portion to the outlet end portion; and having a frustro-conical retaining ring mounted on the outlet end portion whe...	04/15/2008
7252545	Connector suitable for connection of a coaxial cable In a connector for connecting a coaxial cable having a center conductor and an outer conductor, a relay contact is connected between the outer conductor and a ground contact held by a housing. A signal contact is held by the housing and adapted to be connected to th...	08/07/2007
7251409	Cable strain relief design for limited space through-hole applications A cable strain relief that includes an over-molded portion affixed to a cable and a flexible decorative boot. The decorative boot is passed through an opening in an enclosure. The cable is passed through a cylindrical space form in the decorative boot until the over...	07/31/2007
7247795	Shield wire, housing connected with same, connecting method thereof and shield wire unit A shield wire has a wire main body that has a conductor and an insulation covering the conductor. The conductor has a single wire or a stranded wire. A shield member is disposed on an outer circumference of the wire main body. The shield member has a tubular body ha...	07/24/2007
7244895	Electrical feedthrough for varied environmental conditions A cost efficient electrical feedthrough is provided for forming a hermetic seal with a container and allowing a desired number of inputs to be connected between varied environmental conditions. The electrical feedthrough can be employed for environmental conditions ...	07/17/2007
7193156	Cable bushing A cable bushing which is small, simple and cost-effective as possible, having a cable, a housing, through which the cable is led, and which has a radially inwardly extending step at its first end, a first sleeve, which engages around the cable and which has a first ...	03/20/2007
7183488	Electromagnetically insulated conduit and system A conduit includes an elongate member with an outer surface and an inner surface defining an inner passage for enclosing one or more electrical signal conductors therein, and an electromagnetic shield disposed coaxially with the elongate member to block electromagne...	02/27/2007
7179137	Electrical connector arrangement An electrical connector arrangement includes slidably connected upper and lower connector body sections, at least one pair of first contacts carried by the upper body section, at least one pair of second contacts of the pin type carried by the lower body section ben...	02/20/2007
7161087	Module assembly with mounting integrity detection including deformable washer A module is mounted to a object with a fastener and a special washer. The fastener engages the object through a mounting opening in mounting portion of a module case. The washer has a first portion extending obliquely outward and downward to be deformed between the ...	01/09/2007
7153146	Termination structure of cable with shield layer A termination structure of a cable with a shield layer wherein a part of a jacket of the cable is removed at an end of the cable to expose a part of the shield layer and the exposed part of the shield layer is grounded to a fitting object and the cable is fitted in ...	12/26/2006
7071412	Fluid-tight cable duct The invention relates to a fluid-tight, in particular oil-tight, cable duct (10) with a duct body (12), includes an inner side (16), exposed to a fluid, an external side (18) separated from the fluid and at least one cable channel (20	07/04/2006
6664470	Pillar garnish fastening structure A first fastener is constituted by a grommet having a diametrically expandable divided distal end portion and a cap provided with a pres-fit pin adapted to be press fitted in the grommet, the divided distal end portion of the grommet is inserted into a th...	12/16/2003
6657852	Junction box and distributor assembly A junction box and distributor assembly includes an external connector that is mounted on a distributor device for connection with a mating companion connector that is mounted in an opening contained in a wall of the junction box, whereby remotely located...	12/02/2003
4738636	Strain relief connectors for flexible cord and cable A four-piece all plastic strain relief connector for connecting an electrical cord to an electrical fixture comprising a body member and cap member which threadably engage to form a chamber. Located within this chamber is a collet and diaphragm assembly c...	04/19/1988
4716962	Stripping gland A stripping gland is specially designed to act on uneven surfaced leads or the like making up a bundle that extends down into a well. It includes plural interior annular grooves which accommodate flexible seals. It also has an upper cylindrical chamber th...	01/05/1988
4711974	Adapter fitting for connecting flexible conduit to electrical outlet boxes An adapter fitting for connecting a corrugated flexible conduit to an electrical outlet box which includes a pair of substantially identical, semi-cylindrical cooperating fitting halves. Each fitting half carries a projecting, externally threaded neck por...	12/08/1987
4685683	Flexible envelope seal and sealing method A seal between an object such as a cable, cable splice or branch-off, and a surface such as a recoverable sleeve by means of a flexible envelope containing a void-filling composition. The void-filling composition undergoes a change from a low viscosity on...	08/11/1987
4626617	Container for electrical outlets A container for an electrical outlet box is designed for use in combination with a vapor barrier of flexible material. The container is a unitary molded container with a front opening and a ring member is designed to slide over the container adjacent the ...	12/02/1986
4606562	Junction box connector A junction box connector for coupling a conduit to a junction box. The connector includes an externally threaded nipple with radially outwardly extending teeth at one end thereof. The teeth are twisted so as to have a forwardly directed leading edge. The ...	08/19/1986
4404463	Electrical heating device An electrical heating device is disclosed for heating a plate which, for example, is used for heating the outside rear view mirror of a vehicle. The heating device includes a positive temperature coefficient resistor constructed as a resistive body in the...	09/13/1983
4370213	Oxygen sensor An oxygen sensor having a high reliability without penetration of water is disclosed. The oxygen sensor has a solid electrolyte consisting of a tubular body closed at its one end, having inner and outer electrodes, and received gastightly in a housing; a ...	01/25/1983
4328392	Welded-turn helical electrical conduit with electrically conductive grounding element An electrical conduit formed of helically fabricated grounding and reinforcing elements, including a foil channel having overlapped turns welded to one another and to a supporting helix....	05/04/1982
4323725	Strain relief device for an electrical supply line A strain relief device, especially for power tools, has a pin upon which is pivotally mounted a clamping member with a spirally curved rough clamping surface which coacts with a second clamping surface. An electrical line is inserted between these surface...	04/06/1982
4273405	Jacketed metal clad cable connector A liquid-tight connector for joining a jacketed flexible metal clad cable to an electrical enclosure with a continuous ground path between the cladding and the enclosure. To a standard body-gland nut arrangement is added a sealing ring and a grounding rin...	06/16/1981
4267401	Seal plug A seal plug for conduits is disclosed having a plug core including at least one radially-expansible seal member for sealing the conduit in which it is disposed, while permitting passage of cables or the like therethrough. Until required for the cable or c...	05/12/1981
4256920	Re-enterable duct seal A re-entrable duct is provided through which a cable is adapted to penetrate a wall, e.g., of an environmentally controlled manhole. The re-entrable duct includes a duct pipe, e.g., a length of steel pipe, through which the cable passes. A resilient annul...	03/17/1981
4250348	Clamping device for cables and the like A locking device is disclosed, which comprises a hollow cylindrical body having a plurality of annularly disposed independent gripping pieces projected from one end thereof and a clamping pipe threadably engageable about the outer periphery of the cylindr...	02/10/1981
4190222	Electrical cable connector with cam lock An electrical cable connector for use in a knockout opening of an electrical box or the like includes a cam element with a slot therein arranged to receive the tip of a screwdriver transverse of its rotational axis so as to permit the application of a sig...	02/26/1980
4161156	Power propelled boat with improved electrical connector Power propelled boat including a boat hull and an engine for providing a propulsive force. The engine has one or more electric components such as ignition coils, voltage regulators and capacitor discharge ignition units which are housed in a casing mounte...	07/17/1979
4156103	Semi-rigid conduit connector A stamped and formed connector for connecting semi-rigid conduit to electric boxes is disclosed. The subject connector is stamped from flat sheet metal stock in continuous fashion and is subsequently formed to have a conduit engaging portion and a connect...	05/22/1979
4149028	Customer service closures A customer service closure includes a base having a plurality of indentations on one side for facilitating the mounting of a variety of communications apparatus such as protective devices. On an opposite side of the base there is provision for mounting th...	04/10/1979
4141615	Casing for electrical equipment An improved casing for an electrical component intended for use in wired television broadcast is provided with a plurality of terminal connecting plug seats having axial bores therethrough adapted to receive coaxial cable ends for connection. A predetermi...	02/27/1979
4031312	Weatherproof enclosure for electrical wiring devices This invention relates to a new and useful apparatus for protecting electrical wiring devices from rain, snow and other exterior elements. The apparatus consists of a molded top cover and bottom housing coupled together by a spring-type hinge. The molded ...	06/21/1977
4022262	Sealing locknut The sealing locknut is of the type commonly used for securing a conduit to an electrical junction box and is provided with a plurality of angular prongs or teeth about the circumference thereof adapted to bite into the metal of the junction box to obtain ...	05/10/1977
3992044	Flexible metal conduit with sealed end connectors A connector assembly for attachment to the end of a compressible plastic covered conduit having a spiralling groove on the inside thereof, the connector assembly including an air impervious cylindrical sleeve member enveloping the compressible plastic cov...	11/16/1976

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