Patent ID: 7485806

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting an electrical cable having an outer sheath and one or more electrical conductors to a panel comprising: a connector body including a leading end and a trailing end separated by a flange; said leading end including a tubular nose portion having an inner bore; said trailing end including a cable clamp extending from said flange; said cable clamp including a fixed clamp arm integral with said tubular nose portion, a movable clamp arm movable with respect to said fixed clamp arm, and a cable clamping arrangement for adjusting the position of said movable clamp arm with respect to said fixed clamp arm; said cable clamping arrangement including a plurality of apertures in said movable clamp arm, and a plurality of threaded bores in said fixed clamp arm, and a plurality of threaded fasteners for engagement through said apertures in said movable clamp into threaded engagement in said threaded bores in said fixed clamp arm; a tubular insert seated in said inner bore of said tubular nose portion; said tubular insert including a leading end and a trailing end; and said tubular insert covering the entirety of said inner bore of said tubular nose portion, whereby the electrical cable is inserted into said trailing end of said connector body until engaging said trailing end of said tubular insert, said cable clamping arrangement is tightened to secure the electrical cable to said trailing end of said connector body, and said tubular insert provides electrical insulation between the electrical conductors and said inner bore of said tubular nose portion of said connector body.