Patent ID: 7060900

Claim:
A snap engagement connector assembly for securing an electrical cable or conduit to an electrical box comprising: a connector body having a leading end portion, a trailing end portion, and a bore extending therethrough; said leading end portion terminating in an outlet opening for insertion through a hole in said electrical box; a snap fit retaining ring having a face portion and a circumscribing frusto-conical configuration; said snap fit retaining ring having a leading end and a trailing end; said leading end of said snap fit retaining ring having a diameter; said trailing end of said snap fit retaining ring having a diameter wherein said diameter of said trailing end of said snap fit retaining ring is greater than said diameter of said leading end of said snap fit retaining ring; a locking tang on said snap fit retaining ring; a grounding tang extending at a first angle from said face portion of said snap fit retaining ring; said grounding tang including an integral leg portion bent outward at an angle from said grounding tang; a retaining tab on said snap fit retaining ring; said locking tang, said grounding tang, and said retaining tab bent outward radially from said face portion of said snap fit retaining ring; and an arrangement for securing said snap fit retaining ring onto said leading end portion of said connector body.