Patent ID: 9444235
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H02G

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector assembly for securing a flexible metal clad electrical cable to an electrical box comprising: a connector body having an inlet end portion and an outlet end portion and a bore therebetween; an insulator retained at the outlet end portion of said connector body; and a spring clip of spring steel secured by a fastener to a surface of said connector body, said spring clip defining a pair of free ends, with a first spring end extending away from the fastener toward the insulator, and with said first spring end engaging an inner surface of the electrical box to retain the connector body to the electrical box, and with a second spring end extending into the connector body at the inlet end portion with said second spring end retaining the cable within the connector body and biasing a spiral convolution portion of the metal clad cable into engagement against a spiral indentation of an interior surface of the connector body.