Patent ID: 6352439
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: F16B,F16L,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
A threaded snap in connector for attachment to an electrical junction box:A connector having a trailing end portion; A leading end portion on said connector; A flange separating said trailing end portion from said leading end portion; Truncated normal size threads on said leading end portion; A locking depression located in said leading end portion; A removable annular shaped metal snap ring having a thickness approximately 0.013 to approximately 0.022 inches surrounding said leading end portion; A locking tab on said snap ring extending inwardly from said snap ring into said depression to prevent said snap ring from being removed in a linear forward direction from said threaded portion; A snap locking tang on said snap ring and extending outwardly to resist the connector from being pulled from an electric junction box; and A longitudinal split in said snap ring.