Patent ID: 6870097

Claim:
An electrical junction box, comprising: a casing including an upper casing member and a lower casing member; and a connector hood provided on a sidewall of the casing for receiving a connector for lateral connection, the connector hood including: a first hood section projecting from a sidewall of the upper casing member, and a second hood section projecting from a sidewall of the lower casing member, the connector hood being formed into a square frame configuration when the first and second hood sections are coupled to each other; wherein one of the first and second hood sections is formed into a U-shape in cross section, each arm of the U-shape is provided on the free end with a holding portion extending inward, and the other of the first and second hood sections is formed into a flat plate to be fitted in a channel defined between the holding portions, whereby the hood section provided with the holding portions can hold a mating connector received in the connector hood.