Connector for armored electrical cable

A connector for an armored cable comprising:

• a connector body having a generally longitudinal opening extending therethrough having a first end;
• a gland nut telescopically engageable with said first end of said connector body, said gland nut including a first end having an aperture adapted to receive the armored cable;
• a sealing ring positioned within said gland nut and having an annular side wall bounded by a first and second opposed end walls, a portion of said side wall including a deformable portion, said deformable portion of said side wall including an annular groove extending about a radially outer portion of said side wall, said groove being configured to permit said deformable portion to deflects radially inward toward said armored cable upon compression of said first and second end walls thereby being adapted to engage the armored cable for sealing about the armored cable;
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• a means for axial compressing said sealing ring.

A cable connector comprising:

• a connector body having a generally longitudinal opening extending therethrough and having a first end;
• a gland nut telescopically engageable with said first end of said connector body, said gland nut having a first end, said gland nut first end having an aperture for receiving the cable;
• a sealing ring positionable within said gland nut and having an inner annular surface adapted to engage the cable for sealing about an outer annular surface of the cable, said sealing ring having an annular groove formed about an outer surface thereof, said groove being configured to permit said sealing ring to diametrically contract upon axial compression of said sealing ring;
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• at least one friction isolation surface disposed between said gland nut and a portion of said sealing ring for substantially frictionally isolating said sealing ring from said gland nut to permit said gland nut to rotate substantially independently of said sealing ring.

A cable connector comprising:

• a connector body having a generally longitudinal opening extending therethrough having a first end;
• a gland nut telescopically engageable with said first end of said connector body, said gland nut having a first end having an aperture adapted to receive the cable;
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• a sealing ring positioned within said gland nut and having an annular side wall bounded by a first and second opposed end walls, a portion of said side wall including a deformable portion, said deformable portion of said side wall including an annular groove extending about a radially outer portion of said side wall, said groove being configured to permit said deformable portion deflects radially inward toward the cable upon axial compression of said sealing ring resulting from telescopic engagement of said gland nut and said connector body, such that said deformable portion engages the cable for sealing about the cable.

A connector for an armored cable comprising:

• a connector body having a generally longitudinal opening extending therethrough and having a first end;
• a gland nut telescopically engageable with said first end of said connector body, said gland nut having a first end, said gland nut first end having an aperture adapted to receive the armored cable;
• a sealing ring positionable within said gland nut and having an inner annular surface engageable with the armored cable for sealing about the armored cable on an opposed outer annular surface of the armored cable, said sealing ring including an annular groove formed about an outer surface thereof, said groove permitting said sealing ring to diametrically contract upon linear compression of said sealing ring;
• an annular member disposed between said connector body and said sealing ring, said annular member being engageable with said sealing ring to bring said sealing ring into sealing engagement with the armored cable;
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• an isolating means positionable about said sealing ring for frictionally isolating an outer annular surface of said sealing ring from said gland nut and permitting said gland nut to rotate substantially independently of said sealing ring.