Liquid tight strain relief connector

Abstract

Abstract A CONNECTOR FOR COUPLING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR TO AN ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE PROVIDING A LIQUID TIGHT COUPLING AGAINST MOISTURE AND PROVIDING STRAIN RELIEF FOR THE CONDUCTOR. THE CONNECTOR CONSISTS OF A BODY MEMBER SUITABLY THREADED TO RECEIVE A FASTENING MEANS FOR FASTENING THE CONNECTOR TO THE ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE AND ALSO FOR RECEIVING THEREUPON A GLAND NUT FOR ASSEMBLING THE OVERALL CONNECTOR. THE TRANSVERSE PASSAGE OF THE BODY MEMBER IS OUTWARDLY TAPERED AT A FIRST END FOR RECEIPT THEREIN OF A COMPLEMENTARY TAPERED DEFORMABLE BUSHING PROVIDING A MOISTURE SEAL WITHIN THE CONNECTOR. IN CONTACT WITH THE BUSHING AND HOUSED WITHIN A GLAND NUT HAVING AN INWARDLY TAPERED LONGITUDINAL PASSAGE IS A SEGMENTED CONDUCTOR GRIPPING MEANS HAVING A SURFACE CONFIGURATION COMPLEMENTARY TO THE INWARD TAPER OF THE GLAND NUT. WHEN ASSEMBLED THE INTERACTION OF THE BODY MEMBER, GLAND NUT, BUSHING AND CONDUCTOR GRIP MEANS IS TO FORCE THE SEGMENTS OF THE CONDUCTOR GRIP MEANS INWARDLY SECURELY GRIPPING THE CONDUCTOR TO PROVIDE STRAIN RELIEF AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE DEFORMATION OF THE BUSHING TO PROVIDE DESIRED MOISTURE SEALING WITHIN THE CONNECTOR.

Inventors

• 👤 Thomas J Sotolongo

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