Universal conduit connector

Claim 1

In an electrical system wherein accessibility is limited because of surrounding structure such as in a corner or other tight location, a conduit fitting comprising an enclosed receptacle having at least one circular threaded opening in a wall thereof, a conduit connector of hollow tubular configuration having external threads at one end thereof, said connector including an integral outwardly extending abutment located at a position between the ends of said connector closely adjacent to the threads on saId connector, the major portion of said connector being external of said receptacle with the threaded end of said connector thread engaging said threaded opening and being turned down in said opening to the maximum possible extent to cause said integral abutment to be in firm surface engagement with the external surface of said fitting wall adjacent to said threaded opening for assuring positive electrical continuity between said fitting and said connector, the angular position of said conduit connector relative to said receptacle being determined entirely by the mating threads on said connector and opening and the relative positions of said mating threads when said abutment firmly engages said fitting wall, said tubular connector defining a plurality of like-dimensioned threaded holes extending through the wall of said connector in a circular locus coaxial with the axis of said tubular connector and located in substantially equally spaced relation to one another around the periphery of said connector at a position between said abutment and the end of said connector opposite to said threaded end, and a single removable set screw member interchangeable between said threaded holes and extending through the tubular wall of said connector in thread engagement with a selected accessible one of said holes for mechanical and electrical engagement with a section of conduit inserted into said opposite end of said connector and wherein at least one of said threaded holes is inaccessible because of its location to surrounding structure.