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.
Claims22
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 means for attaching the housing to the electrical box;
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- 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 attachable to one of a plurality of walls of an electrical box, the housing defining a space and configured to receive an electrical cable in the space;
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- 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 cable connector comprising:
- a housing mountable to one of a plurality of walls of an electrical box, the housing having a cable holding space, the housing being configured to receive in the cable holding space a portion of an electrical cable passing through the one of a plurality of walls, and the housing being configured to prevent sheathing of the receive electrical cable from passing through the housing;
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- at least one cable retaining member secured to or integrally formed into the housing and extending into the cable holding space such that when the electrical cable is received in the cable holding space at least a portion of the cable retaining member engages the sheathing of the electrical cable to hold the electrical cable in the space and prevent withdrawal of the electrical cable from the space.
An electrical cable connector for an electrical box, the electrical cable connector comprising:
- a housing attachable to an interior surface of the electrical box, the housing being configured to receive a portion of an electrical cable passed into the electrical box so as to permit electrical wires within the electrical cable to pass through the housing while preventing sheathing of the electrical cable from passing through the housing;
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- at least one cable retaining member having at least a portion extending from the housing into an interior space within the housing such that when the electrical cable passes into the interior space of the housing the portion of the at least one cable retaining member can engage the sheathing of the electrical cable holding the electrical cable within the interior space of the housing and preventing withdrawal of the electrical cable from the interior space of the housing.
An electrical cable connector comprising:
- receiving means mountable within an electrical box for receiving an electrical cable;
- retaining means mountable to the receiving means for engaging the sheathing of the electrical cable to hold the electrical cable within the receiving means and prevent withdrawal of the electrical cable from the receiving means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.