Patent ID: 7432452

Claim:
A snap-in electrical connector for helical metal cable and conduit comprising: a) a body having a leading end engageable in a hole of a junction box, a trailing end, and at least one locking ring chamber having a longitudinal axis, b) a spring steel locking ring in said chamber, said locking ring including outwardly extending locking tabs engaged in holes in said body, and three inwardly extending tabs including a trailing tab and a leading tab that extend toward each other and a middle tab between said trailing and leading tabs, c) each of said tabs having a leg extending inwardly of said chamber toward said leading end, a cable/conduit engaging tip bent at an angle with respect to said leg, and a tip end, said tip ends being spaced along said longitudinal axis of said chamber and being biased relative to said legs in the same angular direction so as to follow and engage the bottom of the helical groove of the cable/conduit when inserted into said body with said chamber.