Ground connector
First Claim
1. A grounding connector for coupling a jacketed, armored cable to a utilization device such as a junction box, said connector comprising the combination of a metallic body portion having first and second external threads at opposite ends thereof, respectively, for engagement by said first threads with the utilization device, a resilient grommet having at least a portion thereof positioned within said body portion and arranged to bear against an outside surface of the cable in an assembled condition, a compression nut arranged to mate with said second threads on said body portion to thereby exert a force on said grommet whereby said grommet is compressed between said body portion and the outside surface of the cable, and a metallic grounding ring disposed within said body portion, said grounding ring having at least a partially circumferential, axially extending side wall defined by first and second ends, said grounding ring further including at least one elongated finger integral with said grounding ring side wall proximate said first end thereof, one end of said finger pointing in a direction of the body portion end having said first threads, said direction being the direction of cable insertion, said side wall of said grounding ring being in contact with said body portion, whereby, in the assembled condition, said finger is in contact with the armor of the cable.
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Abstract
A ground connector for a jacketed, interlocked armored cable includes a body portion, a resilient grommet, a frictional washer and a compression nut. A longitudinally split metallic grounding ring is also provided. A first end of the grounding ring is seated in a bore formed interiorly of the body portion. The opposite second end of the grounding ring is provided with a plurality of fingers as well as generally U-shaped connecting sections for joining the fingers to the second end of the cylindrical wall of the grounding ring. The connecting sections and the fingers are both deflectable upon assembly of the connector. The fingers, which are initially at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connector, point in the same direction as the direction of cable assembly. The free ends of the fingers act like barbs to thereby minimize retraction of the cable.
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- 1. A grounding connector for coupling a jacketed, armored cable to a utilization device such as a junction box, said connector comprising the combination of a metallic body portion having first and second external threads at opposite ends thereof, respectively, for engagement by said first threads with the utilization device, a resilient grommet having at least a portion thereof positioned within said body portion and arranged to bear against an outside surface of the cable in an assembled condition, a compression nut arranged to mate with said second threads on said body portion to thereby exert a force on said grommet whereby said grommet is compressed between said body portion and the outside surface of the cable, and a metallic grounding ring disposed within said body portion, said grounding ring having at least a partially circumferential, axially extending side wall defined by first and second ends, said grounding ring further including at least one elongated finger integral with said grounding ring side wall proximate said first end thereof, one end of said finger pointing in a direction of the body portion end having said first threads, said direction being the direction of cable insertion, said side wall of said grounding ring being in contact with said body portion, whereby, in the assembled condition, said finger is in contact with the armor of the cable.
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