Snap-in connector with integral spring
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorMark L. Favalora
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Abstract
A connector for coupling an electrical conduit in an aperture in a support having a wall of variable thickness. The connector includes a body member having resilient legs with locking tongues on one end and a conduit retaining formation on the other end, and a frusto-conical spring coupled to the body member. The spring is integrally coupled to the body member between the locking tongues and retaining formation. The connector is sealingly engaged with the support by engagement of the spring on one side of the support and engagement of the locking tongues on the other side.
Claims25
A connector for coupling an electrical conduit to a support having an aperture, the combination comprising:
- a tubular body member having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends and including
- a plurality of resilient legs extending outwardly from said first end and being adapted to deflect to pass through the aperture, said legs having locking tongues extending radially outwardly therefrom and
- retaining means, adjacent said second end, for retaining the conduit therein;
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- spring means for biasing said body member away fom the support, said spring means being rigidly coupled to said body member between said first and second ends and flaring outwardly from a second edge to a first edge, said first edge engaging the support and said second edge being immediately adjacent said legs,
- whereby said locking tongues and spring means engage opposed sides of the support adjacent the aperture.
A connector for coupling an electrical conduit to a support having an aperture, the combination comprising:
- a tubular body member having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends and including
- a plurality of resilient legs with radially extending locking tongues thereon, said legs being located at said first end and being adapted to deflect to pass through the aperture, and
- retaining means, adjacent said second end, for retaining the conduit therein;
- and
- spring means for biasing said body member away from the support when said spring means engages the support, said spring means being rigidly coupled to said body member between said first and second ends
- whereby said locking tongues and spring means engage opposed sides of the support adjacent the aperture, and
- wherein said spring means comprises a resilient annular flange coupled to and extending from a hollow sleeve surrounding said body member.
A connector for coupling an electrical conduit to a support having an aperture, the combination comprising:
- a tubular body member having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends and including
- a plurality of resilient legs extending outwardly from said first end and being adapted to deflect to pass through the aperture, said legs having locking tongues extending radially outwardly therefrom and
- retaining means, adjacent said second end, for retaining the conduit therein;
- spring means for biasing said body member away from the support when said spring means engages the support;
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- means, located on said spring means and said body member, for rigidly coupling said spring means to said body member between said first and second ends to prevent relative translational movement therebetween,
- whereby said locking tongues and spring means engage opposed sides of the support adjacent the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.