Abstract

By providing two integrated components, an outer housing and an inner sleeve member having cable engaging arms, with the inner sleeve member being securely mounted to the outer housing in a manner which prevents its separation from the housing, an efficient, easily manufactured and assembled cable connector is realized. In one preferred embodiment, the inner sleeve member incorporates a plurality of locking members which extend through portals formed in the housing to enable the fully assembled cable connector to be quickly and easily lockingly engaged and securely mounted in a receiving hole of a junction or outlet box. If desired, the sleeve member may also incorporate radially extending curved grounding/conductivity tabs mounted to the sleeve member and constructed for extending through additional portals formed in the housing. By employing this construction, a grounding path or an electrical conductivity path is automatically established between the cable connector and the junction/outlet box when the connector is mounted thereto. Finally, a further preferred embodiment also incorporates a gasket member in combination with the housing and the sleeve member to achieve a cable connector which is rain tight or moisture tight.