Patent ID: 9252578
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H01R,H02G

Claim Text:
1. An electrical box assembly comprising: an electrical box having an internal cavity, a rear wall, and a side wall with a cable opening having a dimension for receiving an electrical cable; and a cable connector fixed to said electrical box completely within said internal cavity, said cable connector having a cable passage aligned with said cable opening in said side wall, said cable connector having a body with a first end positioned adjacent to the cable opening on an inner face of the electrical box and a second end opposite the first end and spaced inwardly from said side wall; a front wall at said second end of said body and having an opening for receiving the electrical cable, said opening in said front wail having a dimension so that said front wall abuts the metal sheath of a standard metal sheath cable with a plurality of conductors to allow the conductors of the cable to pass through the opening and prevent the metal sheath from passing through the opening; a first cable retainer having a first end at the first end of the body and a second free end extending toward the front wall, said free end of said first cable retainer extending toward the front wall and towards an axis of the cable passage for gripping a cable and capturing the cable between the second free end and the rear wall of the electrical box; and a second cable retainer having a first end at said first end of said body and a second free end extending toward the front wall, said free end of said second cable retainer extending toward said front wall and toward the axis of the cable passage.