Cable connector and electrical box
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsKrzysztof W. Korcz, Steven J. Johnson, Richard J. Wagner, Jason P. Thomas
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Abstract
A cable connector is provided for coupling to and mounted within the internal cavity of an electrical box for securing an electrical cable passing through an opening in the electrical box. The cable connector includes a housing having a first end positioned next to or adjacent the cable opening in the electrical box and a second end spaced from the first end and the cable opening. At least one and typically two cable retaining members are positioned in the cable opening of the housing between the front wall and the rear wall. The cable retainer has a body with a plurality of retaining arms extending into an axial passage of the body for gripping the outer surface of a cable.
Claims20
A cable connector for coupling a cable to an electrical box, said cable connector configured for mounting entirely within a cavity of the electrical box, said cable connector comprising:
- a front wall having a cable opening forming a cable passage oriented for aligning with a cable opening in the electrical box and for positioning entirely with the cavity of the electrical box;
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- a cable retainer received in said opening in said front wall, said cable retainer having a body with a cable passage aligned with said cable opening in said front wall for receiving the electrical cable, said cable retainer having a spring biased member configured for gripping an outer surface of the cable and retaining the cable within the cable passage of the cable retainer.
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having a rear wall and a side wall, said side wall having at least one cable opening with a dimension for receiving a cable;
- a front wall coupled to said electrical box, said front wall having a cable opening aligned with said cable opening in said electrical box and defining a cable passage for receiving the cable;
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- a cable retainer received in said cable passage, said cable retainer having a body with an axial passage for receiving the electrical cable, said body having at least one spring biased retaining arm oriented for gripping an outer surface of the cable, said front wall and cable retainer being positioned entirely within a cavity of said electrical box.
A cable retainer and electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having at least one side wall with a cable opening;
- a housing having a front wall with an opening defining a cable passage extending through said front wall, a rear wall spaced from said front wall and having a cable opening aligned with said cable opening in said front wall, and a connecting wall extending between said front wall and rear wall;
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- a cable retainer having a substantially annular body received in said front wall of said housing and having a cable passage aligned with said cable passage of said housing, said body having a first end received in said opening in said front wall and a second end extending from a second side of said front wall, said cable retainer having at least one spring biased arm extending into said cable passage of said cable retainer for gripping and securing the cable, and where said housing and cable retainer are positioned entirely within a cavity of said electrical box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.