Patent ID: 9705296
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H02G

Claim:
1. An electrical connector assembly for securing an 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 having an annular groove and retained at the outlet end portion of said connector body; and a spring clip secured by a fastener to one side 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 engaging and retaining the cable within the connector body, wherein the insulator is received within a receptacle at the outlet end portion of the connector body and wherein the receptacle defines an opening allowing the insulator to be inserted into the connector body in a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the connector body, wherein the receptacle is U-shaped and wherein a curved portion of the connector body is positioned within the annular groove in the insulator, with at least part of the curved portion being on a side of the connector body opposite the side of the spring clip.