Patent ID: 7952034

Claim:
A snap-fit electrical connector assembly comprising: a connector body having an outlet end portion defining an outlet opening and an inlet opening disposed in communication with said outlet opening, a radially outwardly extending flange circumscribing said connector body between said outlet opening and said inlet opening, said outlet end portion having a sloping outer surface disposed between said flange and outlet opening, a frustro-conically shaped retaining ring mating with the sloping outer surface of said outlet end portion, and having a leading edge, a trailing edge and an intermediate portion therebetween circumscribing said outer surface of said outlet end portion, means for retaining said retaining ring on said outer surface of said outlet end portion, said retaining ring having locking tangs blanked out of said intermediate portion of said retaining ring, said locking tangs having a free end angularly bent outwardly relative to said intermediate portion of said retaining ring arranged to secure said connector body to a knockout hole of an electric panel, and said trailing edge of said frustro-conical retaining ring engaging the inner periphery of the knockout hole for effecting an electrical ground, and means for securing an electrical conducting cable to said inlet opening of said connector body.