Patent ID: 6300560
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A conduit connector for coupling an exposed end of a first conduit section to an exposed end of a second conduit section, the first and second conduit sections providing a housing for wiring, said conduit connector comprising:a conduit body comprising a first inlet shaped to receive the exposed end of the first conduit section, a second inlet shaped to receive the exposed end of the second conduit section and an interior cavity extending between said first and second inlets for housing wiring extending from the exposed ends of the first and second conduit sections, respectively, said conduit body being split between said first inlet and said second inlet into a front member and a back member,said front member comprising a front wall and opposed exterior walls substantially perpendicular to said front wall, a portion of the face of said front member opposite said front wall being open for access to said interior cavity, said exterior walls being formed with notches and with first ears remote from said notches,said back member comprising a back wall and opposed side walls substantially perpendicular to said back wall, a portion of the face of said back member opposite said back wall being open, said side walls being formed with second ears substantially complementary to said notches and with shoulders remote from said second ears complementary to said first ears, andfastening means to detachably secure said back member to said front member to substantially enclose said conduit body,said second ears fitting into said notches and said shoulders engaging said first ears and outer edges of said exterior walls engaging outer edges of said side walls.