Self-aligning, rain-tight conduit coupling/connector assembly

A conduit coupling and connector assembly constructed for securely affixing two conduits in juxtaposed, spaced, cooperating engagement with each other, said conduit coupling/connector assembly comprising:

• A. a first, hollow, cylindrically shaped, tubular member incorporating an elongated central passageway formed therein and comprising
• A. a first end constructed for receiving and being securely affixed to one end of a first conduit,
• b) a second end incorporating a cavity/recess formed therein, said cavity/recess extending axially inwardly from said second end and being defined by a sidewall and an enlarged, substantially flat base portion, said sidewall sloping inwardly from the second end surface of the first tubular member to the base portion, which defines the bottom of said cavity/recess, and extends from the sidewall to the central passageway;
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• c) a threaded zone formed on the outside surface thereof directly adjacent the front end of said tubular member;
• B. a second, hollow, cylindrically shaped, tubular member comprising
• a) a first end constructed for receiving and being securely affixed to one end of a second conduit, and
• b) a second end incorporating a sealing member receiving groove formed therein, with said second end being dimensioned for telescopic insertion and engagement in the cavity/recess of the second end of the first tubular member;
• and comprising a sloping side wall extending from the second end surface thereof and being dimensioned for sliding, telescopic, aligned interengagement with the sidewall of the cavity/recess of the first hollow, cylindrically shaped, tubular member;
• and further comprising a flange formed on the outside surface thereof adjacent the terminating end of the sloping side wall, with said flange extending radially outwardly;
• C. an O-ring mounted in the receiving groove of the second end of the second hollow, cylindrically shaped, tubular member with said O-ring being positioned for sealing contacting engagement with the enlarged, substantially flat base portion of the cavity/recess of the first, hollow, cylindrically shaped, tubular member, thereby preventing the passage of moisture/water into the internal passageways of the first and second tubular members;
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• D. a locking member comprising a hollow, cylindrically shaped body, cooperatively associated and engaged with said first and second hollow cylindrically shaped tubular members for enabling said tubular members to be lockingly interengaged with each other and for maintaining said tubular members in locked interengagement with each other when activated by the user, and comprising an inside wall defining a central internal passageway extending through said locking member, with a threaded zone formed in the inside wall and a ridge portion formed adjacent to the threaded zone and extending radially inwardly therefrom, whereby the ridge portion of the locking member engages in the flange of the second tubular member and the threaded zone of the locking member engages with the threaded zone of the first tubular member, thereby enabling the locking member to securely affix and lockingly engage the first tubular member with the second tubular member;
• whereby a conduit coupling/connector assembly is achieved which is capable of being quickly and easily securely affixed to cooperating conduits as well as being lockingly interengaged for assuring and maintaining the components of said coupling/connector assembly in secure, affixed, mounted interengagement with each other.