Patent ID: 6709280
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A fitting for an electrically conducting electrical junction box comprising:a hollow electrically conductive connector through which an electrical conductor is inserted with said connector having a leading end thereof for insertion in a hole in an electrical junction box and a face for limiting the depth of insertion of said connector in said hole; an electrically conductive spring member surrounding said leading end of said electrical connector which has a leading portion and trailing portion; a spring locking member integral with and cantilevered at one end from said spring member, said spring locking member springs inward to permit said spring member and said locking member to be inserted in said hole in said junction box and springs outward to lock said electrical connector from being withdrawn from said hole; and a grounding tang integral with and supported at one end from said spring member and free at its trailing end with said grounding tang having a rising slope at said supported end, a downward slope at said trailing end and a crest separating said rising slope and said downward slope allowing said grounding tang to spring inward as said leading portion is inserted in said hole in said junction box and further allowing said grounding tang to spring outward after said crest clears said hole of said junction box thereby enabling said grounding tang to draw said face of said electrical connector against said junction box and provide electrical continuity between said junction box and said electrical connector.