Weatherproof positive lock connector

Claim 1

An improved, weatherproof, snap-on, positive lock connector device for electrical conduits, said device comprising, in combination: a. a male plug comprising a housing having i. a central tubular component having a cavity extending therethrough adapted to receive an electrical conduit at the rear end thereof, ii. a plurality of flexible fingers extending forwardly from the front end of said tubular component, said fingers having terminal pads, iii. a sleeve concentric with and peripheral of said fingers to define with said fingers a peripheral space therebetween, and, iv. sealing means disposed in said space and around said tubular component for thermally sealing said tubular component against atmospheric conditions; b. a female receptacle comprising a housing having i. a central tubular member having a cavity extending therethrough adapted to receive an electrical conduit at the rear end thereof, ii. a plurality of spaced peripheral recesses in the outer surface of said tubular member aligned with and adapted to receive said fingers, iii. a sleeve concentric with, slideable over and peripheral of said tubular member to define a peripheral space therebetween, said sleeve being receivable within said male plug sleeve, iv. locking means comprising tabs in said female receptacle peripheral space movable between a forward locked position over said recesses and a rearward unlocked position away from said recesses, said tabs being automatically urgeable into said unlocked position by said finger pads during engagement of said male plug and female receptacle, v. spring means urging said locking means into said locked position and said sleeve into a forward position, and; vi. sealing means for thermally sealing said female receptacle against atmospheric conditions.