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US 12,456,853 B2Granted
Electrical box cable connector
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsKrzysztof Korcz, Steven Johnson
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Abstract
An electrical box assembly and cable connector are provided. The cable connector includes a connector housing and a cable retaining member that releasably secures an electrical cable within the connector housing. The electrical box assembly includes an electrical box and a cable connector. The electrical box assembly may also include a box separator.
Claims20
An electrical cable connector for an electrical box, the electrical cable connector comprising:
- a housing defining a space configured to receive an electrical cable, the housing having at least one mounting hole configured to receive a fastener and used to attach the housing to an interior of the electrical box from an exterior of the electrical box;
- and
- at least one flexible cable retaining member secured to or integrally formed into the housing and extending into the space.
An electrical cable connector comprising:
- a housing having at least one mounting hole configured to receive a fastener and used to attach the housing to an interior of one of a plurality of walls of an electrical box from an exterior of the electrical box, the housing defining a space and configured to receive an electrical cable in the space;
- and
- at least one cable retaining member secured to or integrally formed into the housing and extending into the space such that when the electrical cable is received in the space at least a portion of the cable retaining member engages the electrical cable and holds the electrical cable in the space.
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box;
- and
- at least one electrical cable connector, the at least one electrical cable connector including:
- a housing defining a space configured to receive an electrical cable, the housing having at least one mounting hole configured to receive a fastener and used to attach the housing to an interior of the electrical box from an exterior of the electrical box;
- and
- at least one flexible cable retaining member secured to or integrally formed into the housing and extending into the space.
3 more elements
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box;
- and
- at least one electrical cable connector, the at least one electrical cable connector including:
- a housing having at least one mounting hole configured to receive a fastener and used to attach the housing to an interior of one of a plurality of walls of an electrical box from an exterior of the electrical box, the housing defining a space and configured to receive an electrical cable in the space;
- and
- at least one cable retaining member secured to or integrally formed into the housing and extending into the space such that when the electrical cable is received in the space at least a portion of the cable retaining member engages the electrical cable and holds the electrical cable in the space.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.