Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-19
2006-12-19
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
07151223
ABSTRACT:
Various embodiments of electric connector assemblies, each of which includes a connector body having a frustro-conically shaped outlet end portion that converges toward the outlet opening with a complementary frustro-conically shaped external ring circumscribing the outlet end portion wherein the frustro-conical retainer ring is integrally formed with a locking tang and electrical grounding tangs arranged to be snap fitted to a knock-out hole of an electric box, in combination with an internal unidirectional snap-fit wire conductor retainer disposed in the inlet end portion of the connector body to facilitate the connection of a wire conductor to the connector body and whereby unintentional separation of the wire conductor therefrom is prohibited.
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Auray Delbert
Kiely Kenneth M.
Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.
Fattibene Arthur T.
Fattibene Paul A.
Fattibene & Fattibene
Harris Anton
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