Patent ID: 6682355
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A fitting for securing cable to a panel comprising:a tubular housing including a leading end, a trailing end, a central bore, and an inner peripheral wall at said trailing end; a fastening arrangement on said leading end for securing said housing to an aperture in said panel; a resilient, electrically conductive, generally cylindrical ring inserted within said central bore in said trailing end of said housing, said ring having a trailing edge; an arrangement at said trailing end of said housing and said ring assembled in a manner to resist removal of said ring from said housing; a locking tang lanced from said ring which is bent inwardly from said ring and having a free end; and a recess in said inner peripheral wall of said housing at said trailing end, with said recess in alignment with said locking tang of said ring to provide a space into which said locking tang may be received when forced outward.