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US 2026/0045776 A1Published application
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.
Claims13
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;
- 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 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;
- 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 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;
- and
- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.