Fitting for interconnecting non-metallic conduit

Claim 1

A wiring housing for interconnecting non-metallic electrical conduit comprising the combination of a main portion including a back wall and a substantially continuous side wall forming a box with an open front, said side wall having a front edge lying in a single plane; at least two round tubular projections extending substantially perpendicularly in different directions from said walls, each said tubular projection being dimensioned internally to receive an end of a piece of non-metallic conduit; means in said walls defining generally circular openings through said walls concentric with each of said tubular projections, said openings being smaller than the internal dimensions of said projections to define a stop shoulder at the inner end of each said tubular projection; means forming an outwardly sloping surface adjacent said front edge, said surface being textured to encourage beading of moisture thereon; a cover comprising wall means defining a generally U-shaped channel, said channel following a path shaped to match the contour of said front edge of said side wall with said U-shaped channel opening in a direction opposite the open side of said box, and a substantially continuous body within said path followed by said channel for closing said open side of said box when said channel is placed over said outwardly sloping surface, said channel and said outwardly sloping surface forming a substantially water-excluding closure; a plurality of latch members protruding from said cover outwardly of said channel; and a plurality of latch sockets shaped to receive said latch members formed on said wall outwardly of said outwardly sloping surface to retain said cover on said housing.