Flexible conduit installation guide apparatus

An apparatus for allowing one person to use a pulling rope to transport and then secure a flexible conduit to a utility box having at least one flexible conduit receiving opening, wherein the flexible conduit is threadingly mated to a flexible conduit connector having a first end and a second end and a center bore, the connector including a male-threaded shank proximately located to the first end, a male-threaded neck for coupling to the flexible conduit and being disposed near the second end, a securing nut adapted to threadingly mate with the male-threaded shank, the apparatus comprising:

• an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, an exterior shell, and a substantially hollow cavity within the shell;
• a substantially u-shaped spring disposed in the hollow cavity, the spring having a base portion near the first end of the body and two depending leg members, each leg member having a hooked end located proximate the second end of the body for hooking the second end of the flexible conduit connector;
• a rope securing member disposed near the first end of the body for coupling to a pulling rope for transporting the apparatus when coupled to the flex conduit connector;
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• spring compressors located on the exterior shell that are extendable into the cavity for pushing on each spring leg thereby causing each hooked end of each leg to release the second end of the flex conduit connector when the connector is secured in a utility box.

An apparatus for allowing one person to use a pulling rope to transport and then secure a flexible conduit to a utility box having at least one flexible conduit receiving opening, wherein the flexible conduit is threadingly mated to a flexible conduit connector having a first end and a second end and a center bore, the connector including a male-threaded shank proximately located to the first end, a male-threaded neck for coupling to the flexible conduit and being disposed near the second end, and a securing nut adapted to threadingly mate with the male-threaded shank, the apparatus comprising:

• an elongated body having a longitudinal axis extending from a first end to a second end of the elongated body;
• a hook movably mounted to said elongated body proximate the second end of the elongated body, said hook being movable to a position wherein the hook extends outward from the elongated body and being movable to another position wherein the hook is moved towards the center of the longitudinal axis of the elongated body to enable the hook to releaseably hook the second end of the flexible conduit connector;
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• a rope securing member disposed near the first end of the body for coupling to a pulling rope for transporting the apparatus when coupled to the flexible conduit connector.