	US 12,224,563 B2
	Press fitting for electrical conduit
Joseph E. Platt, Baldwinsville, NY (US); Bradford J. Morse, Syracuse, NY (US); and Matthew Pernot, Kirkville, NY (US)
Assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,195.
Application 18/298,195 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,207, filed on Jul. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,652,339.
Application 17/383,207 is a continuation of application No. 15/692,850, filed on Aug. 31, 2017, granted, now 11,088,515, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0246429 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H02G 3/06 (2006.01); F16L 13/14 (2006.01); F16L 37/091 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01); H02G 3/22 (2006.01)

CPC H02G 3/065 (2013.01) [F16L 13/142 (2013.01); F16L 37/091 (2013.01); H02G 1/08 (2013.01); H02G 3/22 (2013.01)]

12 Claims

1. A method of securing an electrical conduit in an electrical conduit fitting comprising:

inserting the electrical conduit into an open end of the electrical conduit fitting such that the electrical conduit is disposed in a passage in the electrical conduit fitting;

press fitting the electrical conduit fitting on the electrical conduit to connect the electrical conduit fitting to the electrical conduit, wherein said press fitting the electrical conduit fitting includes radially deforming the electrical conduit fitting to radially compress a press connector disposed in the passage of the electrical conduit fitting on the electrical conduit fitting; and

releasably gripping and removably retaining, before said press fitting the electrical conduit fitting, the electrical conduit in the electrical conduit fitting with a conduit retainer disposed in the passage of the electrical conduit fitting and radially inset from the press connector disposed in the passage of the electrical conduit fitting to enable the electrical conduit to be removed from the electrical conduit fitting before said press fitting the electrical conduit fitting.