Patent ID: 6733345
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A non-conductive rugged electrical junction box particularly for wet environments, said junction box comprising:a body member formed of non-conductive material, said body member including a back wall and plural side walls interconnecting with one another, the back wall and side walls cooperatively defining a cavity, and said side walls having generally coplanar end edges defining an opening to said cavity; one of said side walls defining at least one depending through bore for passage of electrical wires upwardly into said junction box, and said side wall outwardly defining a depending tubular boss circumscribing said through bore; said back wall defining at least one protruding strain relief structure above and aligned generally with said through bore, and said back wall further defining a plateau structure; a bonding bar disposed at said plateau structure, and said bonding bar defining plural cross slots each having a pair of opposed arcuate grooves cooperatively defining a circumferentially interrupted screw thread for receiving a binding screw for securing and electrically connecting an electrical conductor in a respective one of said plural bonding bar slots; a cover member sealingly cooperable with said end edges of said side walls to sealingly close said cavity.