Detachable snap-in fitting
AssigneeAllied Tube & Conduit Corporation
InventorShaun Brouwer
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Abstract
Disclosed is a fitting having a main body including a distal end and a proximal end, and a first split ring coupled to the distal end of the main body, wherein the first split ring includes an opening for receiving a main tab along an outer surface of the main body, and wherein the first split ring includes a set of disengagement tabs on opposite sides of a slot. The fitting may further include a second split ring within an interior of the main body, wherein the second split ring comprises a set of interior arms operable to engage a sheath of a cable.
Claims17
A fitting, comprising:
- a main body including a distal end and a proximal end;
- a first split ring coupled to the distal end of the main body, wherein the first split ring comprises an opening for receiving a main tab along an outer surface of the main body, and wherein the first split ring comprises a set of disengagement tabs on opposite sides of a slot;
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- a second split ring within an interior of the main body, wherein the second split ring comprises a set of interior arms operable to engage a sheath of a cable, and wherein the second split ring further comprises a split ring tab extending through an opening of the main body.
A detachable fitting, comprising:
- a main body including a first section and a second section;
- a first split ring coupled to first section the main body, wherein the first split ring comprises an opening for receiving a main tab along an outer surface of the first section of the main body, wherein the first split ring comprises a set of disengagement tabs on opposite sides of a slot, wherein the slot extends to the outer surface of the first section of the main body, and wherein the first split ring comprises a plurality of latching arms extending outwardly from a first split ring wall, and wherein at least one latching arm of the plurality of latching arms comprises:
- a flange operable to abut a first side of a wall of an electrical junction box;
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- a wall tab operable to abut a second side of the wall of the electrical junction box;
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- a second split ring coupled to the second section of the main body, wherein the second split ring comprises a set of interior arms operable to engage a sheath of a cable.
An assembly, comprising:
- an electrical junction box;
- a metal sheath of a cable secured to the electrical junction box by a fitting, the fitting comprising:
- a main body including a first section and a second section;
- a first split ring coupled to first section the main body, wherein the first split ring comprises an opening for receiving a main tab along an outer surface of the first section of the main body, wherein the first split ring comprises a set of disengagement tabs on opposite sides of a slot, wherein the set of disengagement tabs extend away from an outer surface of the first split ring wall, and wherein the slot extends to the outer surface of the first section of the main body, and wherein the first split ring comprises a plurality of latching arms extending outwardly from a first split ring wall, and wherein at least one latching arm of the plurality of latching arms comprises:
- a flange operable to abut a first side of a wall of an electrical junction box, and wherein the latching arm extends over the opening of the first split ring;
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- a wall tab operable to abut a second side of the wall of the electrical junction box;
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- a second split ring coupled to the second section of the main body, wherein the second split ring comprises a set of interior arms operable to engage the metal sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.