Snap in cable connector
First Claim
1. A one-piece snap-in electrical connector made from spring metal for connecting electrical cables having grooves to junction boxes comprising:
- a tubular body including a forward end and a trailing end;
a plurality of integral securement tangs having ends projecting outwardly from said forward end of said tubular body with said ends of said securement tangs oriented toward said trailing end;
an integral stop member with an end projecting outwardly from said tubular body with said end of said stop member oriented toward said forward end;
a plurality of integral grounding tangs projecting outwardly from said tubular body and located longitudinally along said tubular body between said securement tangs and said stop member; and
a plurality of integral cable tangs between said integral stop member and said trailing end with said integral cable tangs having ends projecting inwardly from said trailing end of said tubular body with said ends of said cable tangs oriented toward said forward end.
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Abstract
A one-piece tubular snap-in electrical connector for connecting electrical cables to junction boxes. The connector is formed from an elastic material and includes tangs projecting outwardly from the tubular body which function to lock the forward end in a junction box and cause the connector to be grounded to the junction box. Inward projecting tangs on the opposite end of the connector are spaced to anchor successive helixes on a helically-wound cable. The ends of the inward projecting tangs force an inserted cable to be channeled against one inner wall of the tubular body and resist rearward movement of the cable once it is thus inserted.
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11 Claims
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1. A one-piece snap-in electrical connector made from spring metal for connecting electrical cables having grooves to junction boxes comprising:
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a tubular body including a forward end and a trailing end; a plurality of integral securement tangs having ends projecting outwardly from said forward end of said tubular body with said ends of said securement tangs oriented toward said trailing end; an integral stop member with an end projecting outwardly from said tubular body with said end of said stop member oriented toward said forward end; a plurality of integral grounding tangs projecting outwardly from said tubular body and located longitudinally along said tubular body between said securement tangs and said stop member; and a plurality of integral cable tangs between said integral stop member and said trailing end with said integral cable tangs having ends projecting inwardly from said trailing end of said tubular body with said ends of said cable tangs oriented toward said forward end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A one-piece snap-in electrical connector for connecting electrical cables to junction boxes comprising:
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a tubular body including a forward end and a trailing end; a plurality of integral securement tangs projecting outwardly from said forward end of said tubular body with the ends of said securement tangs oriented toward said trailing end; a central flange projecting outwardly from said tubular body; a plurality of integral grounding tangs projecting outwardly from said tubular body and located longitudinally along said tubular body between said securement tangs and said central flange; and a plurality of integral cable tangs located between said central flange and said trailing end of said tubular body and projecting inwardly from said trailing end of said tubular body with the ends of said cable tangs oriented toward said forward end.
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