Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-26
2006-12-26
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Combined
C174S480000, C174S068100, C174S068300, C174S0720TR, C174S069000, C174S07100B, C174S650000, C174S506000, C439S092000, C439S587000, C439S557000, C439S320000, C439S535000, C439S567000, C439S142000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07154042
ABSTRACT:
An electric connector assembly disclosing various embodiments, each of which includes a connector body having a frustro-conically shaped outlet end portion that converges toward the outlet opening and having a complementary frustro conically shaped retainer ring circumscribing the outlet end portion wherein the retainer ring is integrally formed with a locking tang and ground tangs arranged to be snap fitted to a knock-out hole of an electric box. The latest embodiment includes a frustro-conical retainer ring having an auxiliary tang arranged to permit the connector assembly to be obliquely inserted and locked to a knock-out hole of an electric box using a minimum of applied force for effecting a snap fit connection to both lock and electrically ground the connector assembly to the electric box and a method of installing the associated connector body to an electric box.
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Auray Delbert
Kiely Kenneth M.
Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.
Fattibene Arthur T.
Fattibene Paul A.
Fattibene & Fattibene
Harris Anton B.
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