Patent ID: 8556649

Claim:
Conductor connecting apparatus for connecting with a housing an insulated conductor ( 3 ) having a bare end portion ( 2 ) from which the insulation layer has been removed, comprising: (a) a housing ( 5 ) containing an access opening ( 10 ) communicating with a chamber (C) contained within said housing; (b) an annular mounting ring ( 13 ) adapted for mounting concentrically about the insulated layer of the conductor; (c) fastening means ( 18 ) for fastening said mounting ring to the insulated conductor; and (d) snap-on connecting means ( 11 , 12 ) for connecting said mounting ring with said access opening such that the conductor bare end portion extends into said housing chamber, said snap-in connecting means including a plurality of resilient locking arms ( 22 ) that extend longitudinally from said mounting ring and which carry locking hook portions 12 arranged for locking engagement with corresponding locking abutments (( 11 ) fixed to said housing.