Apparatus for securing electrical connectors

Claim 1

Apparatus for securing an electrical connection box housing a first electrical connector, to a second electrical connector, comprising: an electrical connection box having at least one bore formed therein; at least one rod mounted in a respective bore formed in said electrical connection box so as to be freely rotatable therein, said rod having an annular groove formed therein, a first end projecting externally of said connection box and having a head accessible for rotating said rod, and a second end constituting a threaded stud adapted to be threadedly connected to an internal threaded member fixed to the second electrical connector; and means for limiting the extent of axial displacement of said rod within said respective bore, which comprises: guide means formed in said connection box in communication with said respective bore in which said rod is mounted and extending substantially parallel to said bore for a length which is shorter than the length of the bore in which said rod is mounted; and a substantially Ω-shaped clip member mounted within said groove so as to be axially fixed and freely rotatable with respect to said rod, and having arms which extend laterally from said rod, pass into said guide means, and terminate at bent flanges adapted to run along said guide means.