Patent ID: 6780029
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A fitting for an electrically conductive electrical junction box comprising:a hollow tubular electrical connector including a leading end, a trailing end, a central flange having a leading face, and a seat disposed forward of said central flange; a resilient, electrically conductive, cylindrical-shaped split snap ring disposed on said seat and including a leading end, a trailing end, and a longitudinal axis; one or more grounding tangs lanced longitudinally from said trailing end of said snap ring, said grounding tang bent outwards from said snap ring thereby forming a leading end cantilevered from said snap ring and a free trailing end; a locking tang lanced longitudinally from said grounding tang, said locking tang bent outwards from said grounding tang thereby forming a leading end cantilevered from said grounding tang and a free trailing end with the distance between said free trailing end of said locking tang and said trailing end of said snap ring slightly larger than the thickness of a panel or junction box wall that it will be secured to; and said grounding tang and said locking tang bent outwards to a greater diameter than the diameter of an access aperture in a panel that said fitting will be used in conjunction with.