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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7595455 | Kenny clamp An improved device for bonding a grounding electrode conductor to the enclosure of an electric service box comprising a grounding electrode conductor and a two part tapered metal sleeve connector assembly into which the conductor is inserted. A threaded fitting exte... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7576290 | Electrical cable connector assembly and retaining spring A conduit connector assembly which receives an end of a conduit carrying electrical wires includes a sleeve, a spring clip and a retaining spring. The retaining spring and the spring clip are each coupled to the sleeve. The spring clip is disposed within an interior... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7563993 | Insert for an opening of an appliance In order to improve an insert for an opening in a wall area of an appliance comprising a housing socket, an assembly device provided on the housing socket, with an assembly section which can be guided through the opening in the wall area and has snap elements which ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7554041 | Click-fit connector for armored cables A connector for an armored cable mountable to a wiring box has a body provided with two biasing components which are operative to engage opposite sides of the wall of the wiring box and operative to maintain the desired position of the connector upon mounting its bo... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7495184 | Electrical fitting for snap in connection of cables An electrical fitting with an improved arrangement on the trailing end for securing an electrical cable to a panel or an electrical box. The electrical fitting may include a single bore on the trailing end for connecting a single electrical cable to a knockout or tw... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7465888 | Cast-in element for forming a leadthrough for conduits A cast-in element for forming a leadthrough for conduits includes a jacket tube (12; 42, 43; 62) having a thread-shaped outer profile (13; 44, 45; 63), and a base member (14; 51) with a receiving space (16) for receiving stop elements ( | 12/16/2008 |
| 7459643 | Quick insert clamp for metal boxes A dual-clamp device attaches a pair of metal clad cables to a junction box. The clamp device is integrally formed defining a pair of side-by-side cable receiving members separated by a central web. Each cable receiving member is generally in the form of an elongate ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7431343 | Joint structure for quickly connecting corrugated pipe A joint structure for connecting a corrugated pipe to a fixed part includes a main body, a packing screw cap, and a clamping claw. The clamping claw is sandwiched between the main body and the packing screw cap. The clamping claw defines a through slot at an edge th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423224 | Wire bundle routing assembly and installation method A wire bundle routing assembly for routing and at least partially enclosing and sealing a wire bundle between a a vehicle door frame and a vehicle door body. A door mounting base is slidably receivable in a slot formed in a front wall of a door body and includes a w... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390979 | Conduit connector assembly A conduit connector assembly which receives an end of a conduit carrying electrical wires includes a body, a grommet and a spring clip. The grommet and the spring clip are each mounted to the body. The spring clip is disposed within an interior bore of the fitting b... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357579 | Connection device with a cable gland having housing parts enabling relative movement therebetween A connection device for connecting an optical fiber to an electrical device has a housing, a cable gland, and a plug for insertion into the corresponding socket of the electrical device, the housing having a cable passage for insertion of the optical fiber, the plug... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356938 | Bore gauge apparatus for use in reconditioning articulated connector An apparatus for measuring a reconditioned portion of an articulated connector engaged in a reconditioning fixture while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The gauge is a generally cylindrical arc with an inner side and outer side. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338087 | Connector fitting A connector fitting for fixing a longitudinal body, for example, a cable, a hose, a pipe, a corrugated hose to a wall opening. The connector fitting includes a chuck, which penetrates the opening and includes slits that extend in an axial direction. The chuck is rad... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7304251 | Electrical fitting for snap in connection of cables A duplex electrical fitting having angled cable insertion bores that direct the cables to a leading outlet. The duplex electrical fitting includes a connector body, an internal snap ring holder, and snap rings secured to the snap ring holder. The angled bores are ax... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7282650 | Conduit gland A conduit gland that is adapted to engage at least one conduit that passes through an aperture in a housing. The conduit gland includes a bracket adapted to engage the housing; and a resilient member that has a portion retained by the bracket and the housing. The co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238894 | Electrical fitting for snap in connection of cables An electrical fitting having an improved arrangement on the trailing end for attaching electrical cables thereto. A tubular body having an inner bore includes a clip member secured externally thereto. At least one leg is included on the clip member extending from ou... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226309 | Electrical fitting for snap in connection of cables An electrical fitting with an improved arrangement on the trailing end for securing metal clad or armored electrical cable to a panel or junction box. A connector body includes a trailing opening, an intermediate flange, and an open channel having a channel bottom a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208687 | Seal for a cover for an electrical connecting socket The invention relates to a seal (5) for a cover (8a, 8b) for an electrical connecting socket (32), with the seal (5) having at least one sealing lip (10) which is provided to make contact with a contact surface... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7161095 | Electrical fitting for snap in connection of cables A duplex electrical fitting having an improved arrangement on the trailing end for attaching electrical cables thereto. A connector body includes a leading opening, a midportion, two trailing openings, and a sidewall. Two open channels are provided in the sidewall o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154054 | Electrical fitting for snap in connection of cables An electrical fitting having an improved arrangement on the trailing end for attaching electrical cables thereto. A connector body includes a trailing opening and an intermediate flange. An open channel extends from the trailing opening to the intermediate flange an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6657125 | Electrical housing assembly including serrations and arched clamp for retaining non-metallic sheathed cables An electrical box for supporting sheathed electrical cables therein holds and supports electrical cables in a preferred arrangement. A cable clamp structure is used for clamping electrical cables to a surface of an electrical box. The cable clamp structur... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6627817 | Process and device for holding and threading elongate objects A dividable and sealable grommet and a method of holding and guiding elongated objects with the aid of the grommet are provided. The grommet includes a press section and a connecting section, each section further being formed of two halves, the two sectio... | 09/30/2003 |
| 4845312 | Electrical outlet box and outlet therefor An electrical outlet box with attached threaded coupling having a bore entering the box, the bore accomodating either thin wall conduit or cable. A removable gate in an interior wall slot in the box covers the coupling bore and a hole in the gate, smaller... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4789759 | Assembly for an electrical cable providing strain relief and a water-tight seal A fitting for establishing a seal between an insulated electrical cable (70) and an electrical junction box, where the junction box wall has a threaded bore and a profiled through-hole having a camming surface and shoulder. The fitting includes a threaded... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4739126 | Panel mount ground termination apparatus Panel-mount ground termination apparatus for terminating the outer shielding conductor of an electrical cable and for simultaneously mounting the cable to a panel. The apparatus includes a housing mounted to the panel and having an axial aperture for rece... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4692562 | Seal for a cable connector A seal for a cable connector used to connect cables and the like to a partition or a housing provides that one size of seal can be used with a wider range of cable sizes than existing seals. The seal for the connector has a substantially tubular body made... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4692561 | Cable connector A cable connector for connecting cables and the like to a partition or housing, provides improved grounding and utilizes an elastomeric seal to prevent leaks. One size of connector can take a wider range of cable sizes than known connectors. The connector... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4667062 | Swivel fitting for electrical conduit and the like A swivel fitting for electrical conduit and the like comprising a first fitting part having an axially extending tubular section and a second fitting part having a generally cylindrical axially extending section disposed in sleeved relationship within the... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4608454 | Tension resisting electrical cable gland An electrical cable gland is provided which can be effectively clamped to metal strip types of armouring of an armoured electrical cable to effectively resist tension applied to such cable. The electrical cable gland includes at least two, and preferably ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4549038 | Cord grip This is concerned with a cord grip for use with various types of electrical cord and is more specifically concerned with a compression chamber with a distortable grommet which has gripper elements associated therewith so that the gripper elements or unit ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4515991 | Electric cable glands In a cable gland comprising two tubular members each wider at one end than at the other and telescopically engageable at their respective wider ends to define an annular chamber around a cable end inserted through the telescoped members with means for urg... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513172 | Clamp fixing device A cable fixing device which is constructed by superposing between an outer housing (1) and an inner housing (7) both of which can be fitted with each other by screwing, a hanging bell-shaped packing (14) having an inner hole, a guiding ring (19) having a ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4490576 | Connector for use with jacketed metal clad cable A connector for connecting jacketed, metal clad cable to an electrical box includes a tubular metallic body with a stamped and formed retainer element preferably staked therein. This retainer element has an annular rim with radially inwardly directed fing... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4387267 | Device for the fluid-tight anchorage of an electric conducting cable inlet This device for the fluid-tight anchorage of an electric conducting cable, for example through an inlet aperture formed in a cabinet, box or the like, comprises a tubular body through which the cable is passed, such body consisting of two sections adapted... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4350840 | Cord grip This is concerned with a cord grip for use with various types of electrical cord and more specifically involves a compression chamber with a distortable grommet which has independent gripper elements that are socketed into the grommet so that the gripper ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4151363 | Method and apparatus for joining electrical conductors to junction boxes A plastic, electrically nonconductive threaded stem having a central passage integrally related with a flared series of projections also threaded at their outer surface and including a central opening coincident with the passage in the stem. A ring nut is... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4150250 | Strain relief fitting In many assemblies it is desirable to provide a strain relief device to grip an electric cord to prevent longitudinal motion of the cord, with respect to the strain relief device. The disclosed strain relief member surrounds the electric cord and is enclo... | 04/17/1979 |
