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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Krzysztof W. Korcz, Grainger, IN (US);
Steven J. Johnson, Buchanan, MI (US);
Richard J. Wagner, South Bend, IN (US);
Jason P. Thomas, Mesa, AZ (US);
HUBBELL INCORPORATED, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A cable connector is provided for coupling to and mounted within the internal cavity of an electrical box for securing an electrical cable passing through an opening in the electrical box. The cable connector includes a housing having a first end positioned next to or adjacent the cable opening in the electrical box and a second end spaced from the first end and the cable opening. At least one and typically two cable retaining members are positioned in the cable opening of the housing between the front wall and the rear wall. The cable retainer has a body with a plurality of retaining arms extending into an axial passage of the body for gripping the outer surface of a cable.