Snap engagement electrical fitting with flangeless body
AssigneeArlington Industries, Inc.
InventorThomas J. Gretz
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AssigneeArlington Industries, Inc.
InventorThomas J. Gretz
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An electrical fitting for snap engagement of electrical cables or conduit to an electrically conductive panel or junction box. The fitting features a flangeless tubular body having a snap ring surrounding its leading end. The tubular body and snap ring are electrically conductive. The snap ring includes one or more projections cantilevered from its outer circumference. The projections include insertion limiting or grounding tabs and wall engagement tangs. The insertion limiting tabs provide extensive surface contact between the fitting and the junction box, thereby improving continuity and lowering the millivolt drop. The wall engagement tangs lock the fitting within the panel or junction box and provide strain relief to prevent easy withdrawal of the fitting there from. The snap ring is secured to the leading end of the tubular body by one or more locking tangs extending inwardly from the inner periphery of the snap ring.
A two-piece snap engagement electrical fitting for connection of electrical cables or conduit into an opening in the wall of a panel or junction box comprising:
A method for snap engagement of a two-piece electrical fitting to an opening in a wall consisting of the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.