Patent ID: 7164086

Claim:
A connector constructed for enabling a flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable, having conducting wires extending therein, to be affixed thereto with the connector being secured in an aperture of an outlet box, junction box, or other enclosure, said connector comprising: A. a base comprising a) a cylindrically shaped section defining a passageway for enabling conducting wires extending through the flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable to be passed therethrough, b) a conduit/cable receiving and supporting section extending from the cylindrically shaped section at substantially right angles thereto, and constructed for supporting and positioning the flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable in the desired position relative to the cylindrically shaped section, c) an upstanding wall formed as an integral portion of the cylindrically shaped section peripherally surrounding a major portion of the passageway, and d) a locking tab receiving zone formed on the upstanding wall and constructed for cooperating with a tab member; and B. a cover comprising an elongated plate construction for cooperating with the base for covering the passageway and for being in overlying engagement with the conduit/cable mounted on the conduit/cable receiving and supporting section, said elongated plate comprising a) locking means formed at a first end thereof and constructed for locking interengagement with a portion of the conduit/cable receiving and supporting section, b) arm members formed along the length of the cover, extending therefrom, and positioned for partially surrounding the outer surface of the flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable and supportingly retaining said conduit/cable, and c) a tab member extending from a second end of the cover and constructed for cooperating, locking interengagement with the locking tab receiving zone of the base, whereby said cover is secured to the base, while also being arcuately movable relative thereto.