Patent ID: 6355884
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
A duplex electrical connector comprising:a) a housing having a cylindrical outbound end and a generally oval inbound end; and b) a generally oval insert in said generally oval inbound end and comprising a pair of parallel cylindrical apertures having inbound and outbound sides and generally cylindrical interior walls; each of said apertures including a tubular spring steel retainer adapted to receive an armored cable and lock said armored cable into said housing, said tubular spring steel retainer having a first set of outwardly extending tangs that permits insertion of said tubular spring steel retainer into said aperture and by engaging ridges or grooves in the generally cylindrical walls of said cylindrical apertures restricting withdrawal of said tubular spring steel retainer from said aperture, and a set of inwardly extending tangs to receive and engage an armored cable inserted from said inbound side and restrict its removal from said tubular spring steel retainer from said inbound side.