Patent ID: 7048561

Claim:
A liquid tight connector for non-metallic electrical conduit, the connector comprising a one-piece unitary thermoplastic body having a bore therethrough, the body including a cylindrical sleeve, a ferrule skirt coaxial with the sleeve, the ferrule skirt having a cylindrical inner wall, the connector having an annular cylindrical channel defined by the sleeve and the inner wall, a thread formed on the inner wall, the thread extending radially into the channel, the sleeve being dimensioned such that it may be received within an end of a length of selected non-metallic conduit and the non-metallic conduit may be slipped over the sleeve and into the channel, the channel having a blind end and the sleeve including an outward flare adjacent the blind end, the flare extending toward the cylindrical inner wall, at least a portion of the flare being axially registered with a portion of the thread, whereby upon rotation of the connector relative to the conduit, the thread engages an outer surface of the conduit and draws the conduit into the channel and the end of the conduit is tightly compressed against the portion of the thread and sealed in the channel between the flare and the cylindrical inner wall.