Patent References 3352961 Self-locking fastener Patent #: 4033393 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/385396 filed on 05/20/1982US Classes:174/655, Threaded casing with resilient fingers174/653, Threaded casing with deformable member285/140.1, Expandable detent engages plate to hold nipple411/14Including gauge meansExaminersPrimary: Grimley, A. T.Assistant: Tone, D. A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH02G 15/04 (20060101)H02G 3/06 (20060101) H02G 15/02 (20060101) H02G 3/02 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-09-30 JPAbstractA 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 guiding hole, and a tightening ring (20) having a plurality of flexible fins (21) reclining in the inward direction, and which is adapted for clamping an inserted cable with the flexible fins (21) of the tightening ring (20) by resiliently contacting the hanging bell-shaped packing (14) with the outer periphery of said cable and screwing the inner housing (7) into the outer housing (1). By the water protecting effect of the hanging bell-shaped packing (14) and the fixing effect of the tightening ring, it can prevent the penetration of water from the outside and simultaneously can securely fix cables of various diameters without changing the parts. | |