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US 6,140,582 AGranted
Safety lock conduit connector
OwnerRobert Kenneth Sheehaninventor
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Abstract
A connector for facilitating the connection of electrical conduit or cable to junction box, which is fashioned from a single piece of material, and features a saddle member and rolled throat that are integral parts of the connector. These integrated features simplify manufacturing and ultimate use of the disclosed connector.
Claims5
A connector for securing an electrical connection to a junction box said connector, in single-piece construction, comprising:
- a housing having a bottom and a plurality of sides;
- an entry port defined by a hoop attached to the bottom of said housing;
- a cap attached to said hoop opposite said bottom having a collar mateable with said junction box and a threaded opening for the insertion of an adjustment screw;
- an exit port defined by a throat attached to said housing opposite said hoop;
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- a saddle attached to said throat, opposite said housing, said saddle, when configured so as to be beneath and approximately parallel to said cap, can be depressed by tightening an adjustment screw in said threaded opening to secure a placement of conduit within said connector and to impinge said collar against the perimeter of an opening in said junction box to secure an attachment of said connector to said box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.