Patent ID: 8096325

Claim:
A conduit body assembly comprising: a metallic conduit body having an upper open end defined by a perimetrical lip; a metallic cover removably positioned on said lip to cover said open end; said perimetrical lip having an internally threaded cavity and said cover having an aperture therethrough aligned with said cavity; and a metallic threaded fastener insertable through said cover aperture and threadedly inserted into said threaded cavity to secure said cover to said body, said metallic fastener and said metallic conduit body being formed of dissimilar materials thereby promoting corrosion between said fastener and threaded cavity, said fastener including: an elongate threaded post and a nut attached to said threaded post at one end thereof, said nut and post being formed of similar material so as to resist corrosion therebetween, said attachment of said nut to said post including a non-threaded attachment to resist unthreading of said nut from said post.