US 11,808,990 B2
Armored cable and connection for the same
Paul Michael Good, New Holland, PA (US)
Assigned to BERK-TEK LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by BERK-TEK LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/668,925.
Application 17/668,925 is a division of application No. 17/022,753, filed on Sep. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,287,580.
Prior Publication US 2022/0163732 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01B 11/22 (2006.01); H01B 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3825 (2013.01) [H01B 7/1865 (2013.01); H01B 11/22 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connection arrangement for connecting an armored cable to a connection piece, said connection arrangement comprising:
a ferrule, for fitting onto the end of the armored cable, said ferrule having an abutment flange, a washer and a threaded region, wherein the threaded region has at least a portion threaded according to a first thread standard; and
a lock nut, configured to fit over said armored cable, and to connect with a nut thread on said connection piece, said lock nut and said connection piece configured to compress said ferrule therebetween forming a watertight connection,
wherein an armor of said armored cable has an armor thread/twist rate, where at least a portion of said armor thread/twist rate modified to match said first thread standard of said threaded region of said ferrule.