Patent ID: 6679647
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: H02G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A connector for releasably coupling an electrical fixture to a J-box, said connector comprising:a female member having an inner surface which defines an internal bore, said female member including at least one connection slot extending into the inner surface, said slot comprising a generally circumferentially extending portion and a generally axially extending terminal recess, said generally circumferentially extending portion extending in a direction which is skewed from perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the internal bore; a male member presenting an outer surface which defines a protrusion, said male member including at least one coupling element extending outwardly from the outer surface, said coupling element being shiftable relative to the protrusion, said male member defining an internal bore and a biasing mechanism disposed in said internal bore; and said male and female members being shiftable between a decoupled position wherein the male and female members are separated from one another and a coupled position wherein the protrusion is at least partly received in the internal bore and the coupling element is at least partly received in the terminal recess, thereby inhibiting rotation of the male and female members relative to one another.