Patent ID: 7022914

Claim:
A connector constructed for enabling a flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable to be affixed thereto with the connector being secured to in an aperture or an outlet box, junction box, or other enclosure, said connector comprising: A. a base comprising a) a passageway defining member comprising a substantially cylindrical shape, cooperatively associated with a receiving member for enabling conducting wires extending through the flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cable to be passed therethrough, and incorporating an upstanding wall integrally formed as a portion of the cylindrical shape, peripherally surrounding a major portion of the passageway, with said wall incorporating a finger receiving hole formed therein; b) a conduit/cable receiving member extending from the cylindrically shaped section at substantially right angles thereto, c) an arm receiving slot formed on the terminating end of the conduit/cable receiving member along a first side edge thereof, and d) a threaded aperture formed on the terminating end of the conduit/cable receiving member along a second side edge thereof, said second side edge being opposite the first side edge; B. a cover comprising an elongated plate constructed for cooperating with the base for covering the passageway and for being in overlying engagement with the connector/cable mounted on the connector cable receiving member, said elongated plate comprising a) an arm portion extending from a first side edge in position for engagement in the slot of the conduit/cable receiving member, and incorporating a tab formed at the terminating end of the arm portion, constructed for locking engagement with the slot of the base, effectively preventing easy removal of the cover from the base, and b) a flange extending from a second side edge, said second side edge being opposite the first side edge, and said flange incorporating an aperture formed therein for cooperative aligned relationship with the threaded aperture of the base; and C. an elongated fastener comprising a threaded shank and a head portion mounted at one terminating end of the shank, said fastener constructed for being positioned through the aperture of the flange and being a threadedly engaged in the threaded aperture of the base, for enabling rotation of the fastener in one direction to advance the head into holding engagement with the flange of the cover, thereby clamping a conduit/cable between the cover and the base.