Semi-rigid conduit connector

Claim 1

In combination with a semi-rigid electrical conduit having electrical wires therein and a generally round aperture in a wall portion of a junction box or the like, a one piece, self retaining, metal, conduit connector adapted to extend through said aperture and secure said conduit therein, said connector comprising: a base portion having an aperture therein into which one end of said electrical conduit extends, said aperture having radially directed slots defining a plurality of arcuate flanges therebetween, said flanges being bent with respect to said base portion to facilitate passage of said semi-rigid electrical conduit therethrough in a first direction and oppose withdrawal in the opposite direction; a plurality of sidewalls integrally extending from said base at an angle to the plane of said base, at least two of said walls being latching walls oppositely spaced and shorter than the remaining walls; latching means formed adjacent the free ends of each of said remaining walls, the free ends of said remaining walls being profiled to define an entryway having a smooth transition surface, whereby a conduit received through said aperture in the base portion of said connector and said connector is secured in said round aperture in said junction box by engagement of said latching walls on a first side and said latching means on a second side of said wall portion.