Snap-in connector
Patent 5068496 Issued on November 26, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 31, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 31, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 330502 531425 1215595 3154281 3814467 Connector for flexible metallic raceway One piece connector for flexible conduit Controlled irrigation device Rapid coupling and uncoupling joint for flexible pipes Liquid tight connector InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 607280 filed on 10/31/1990US Classes:285/154.1, Having box and connector285/206, Screw clamp285/921SNAP-FITExaminersPrimary: Broome, HaroldAssistant: Ton, David Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH02G 003/22AbstractA connector for coupling an electrical conduit to a support, such as junction box, having variable thickness. The connector includes a one-piece tubular body member with resilient legs having locking tongues, external threads, and a receiving formation for receiving the conduit; and a one-piece take-up nut with an abutment surface and internal threads for engaging the external threads of the body member. The resilient legs are snapped into the support, and the take-up nut is screwed onto the body, clamping the support between the locking tongues of the legs and the abutment surface of the take-up nut. The electrical conduit is frictionally retained in an annular recess in the body member or is threadedly retained within the hollow portion of the body member or within the take-up nut. The conduit is a sheath, cable, or other suitable signal line. | |
