Patent ID: 6215065
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A bulkhead penetration system for interlocking with a wall to feed a cable therethrough, the system comprising:a bulkhead member defining a bore therethrough and formed about a longitudinal axis passing through a center of said bore, said bulkhead member having an outwardly extending shoulder adjacent to a locking portion, said locking portion having a plurality of outwardly extending locking fingers, each of said locking fingers having a fixed end and a retaining end with a camming surface disposed therebetween, said retaining end being proximate to said shoulder relative to said fixed end, each of said locking fingers defining a finger length between said fixed end and said retaining end, said locking fingers being capable of deflecting independently of each other and having an undeflected position, each of said locking fingers in said undeflected position defining an angle between said finger length and said longitudinal axis, said bulkhead member interlocking with said wall such that said wall is retained between at least one of said retaining ends and said shoulder wherein said finger lengths generally vary.