Connector for a corrugated conduit

Claim 1

In combination: a first annular member adapted to receive an annular corrugated deformable conduit comprising two identical halves having at least one annular corrugation formed in an internal surface thereof and terminating in an end face intersecting said surface, said end face terminating at and intersecting said one corrugation solely along the crest of said one corrugation so that a portion of said conduit extends beyond said end face when said first member is disposed about said conduit, said first annular member having an external screw thread coaxial with said corrugation and comprising two identical interdigitized helical screw threads arranged to form a single externally threaded member, the screw thread on each half being identical to the screw thread on the other half and interchangeable therewith, and a second annular member having a surface thereof coextensive with and facing said end face, said second annular member having an internal thread comprising two interdigitized helical threads complementing and arranged to couple with said external helical screw threads, said screw threads being arranged to cause said first and second members to translate said end face toward said facing surface whereby said second member secures said two halves together solely by way of said internal thread, whereby said extending end portion is crushed between said end face and said facing surface thereby firmly securing said conduit to said first and second members, and connector engaging means formed in said second member.