Connector for use with jacketed metal clad cable

Claim 1

In a connector assembly for connecting metal clad cable to an electrical box, the connector assembly including a generally tubular body defining an outer end, an inner end, a larger and smaller inner diameter, and also including a stamped retaining element having an annular rim portion, the improvement comprising: said retaining element having an outer diameter stamped to very nearly the same dimension as the larger inner diameter and having a plurality of narrow and relatively widely spaced fingers extending radially inwardly from said annular rim portion and numbering at least five, each finger being several times longer than its width, said fingers being canted away from the outer end of the assembly and cumulatively terminating radially inwardly in interfering relationship relative to the diameter of said metal clad cable whereupon said metal clad cable will significantly deflect said fingers when pushed therethrough inwardly but the radially innermost portions of said fingers dig into the cable so that it cannot be withdrawn thereafter, said tubular body having one internal diameter very nearly the same dimension as the outer diameter of said retaining element, and a shoulder adjacent said diameter for locating said retainer ring at a specific longitudinal position within the tubular body after it is assembled therein.