Patent ID: 7703813
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: F16L,H02G

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector with a snap fit retaining ring and improved holding comprising: a connector body having a bore with an inlet end and an outlet end; a radially outwardly extending flange on said connector body intermediate the inlet end and the outlet end; at least two circumferentially spaced slots formed within said connector body immediately adjacent said radially outwardly extending flange and located between said radially outwardly extending flange and the outlet end; a snap fit retaining ring having a leading edge and a trailing edge; and at least two circumferentially spaced holding tabs formed in said snap fit retaining ring and positioned to mate with said at least two circumferentially spaced slots, said at least two circumferentially spaced holding tabs each having a tip edge portion bent at an approximately ninety degree angle relative to a main portion of each of said at least two circumferentially spaced holding tabs and the tip edge portion extending radially inward adjacent the trailing edge of said snap fit retaining ring, whereby when the electrical connector is placed within an electrical box having an inner surface a thickness and a knockout hole such that when said radially outwardly extending flange is placed adjacent the electrical box, said at least two circumferentially spaced slots are covered by the thickness of the electrical box insuring a positive holding engagement.