US 11,949,194 B1
One-piece electrical fitting for snap connection
Thomas J. Gretz, Delray Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Arlington Industries, Inc., Scranton, PA (US)
Filed by Arlington Industries, Inc., Scranton, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/459,060.
Application 17/459,060 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/032,569, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,223,168.
Application 17/032,569 is a continuation of application No. 16/815,102, filed on Mar. 11, 2020, granted, now 10,826,253, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/815,102 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/451,069, filed on Jun. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,630,030, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 16/451,069 is a continuation of application No. 15/991,726, filed on May 29, 2018, granted, now 10,374,371, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 15/991,726 is a continuation of application No. 15/648,567, filed on Jul. 13, 2017, granted, now 9,966,708, issued on May 8, 2018.
Int. Cl. H02G 3/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/655 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H02G 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/745 (2013.01) [H01R 4/64 (2013.01); H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 13/655 (2013.01); H01R 13/743 (2013.01); H02G 3/0625 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A one-piece electrical fitting, comprising:
a tubular connector body having a leading end, a trailing end, a central axis, and a trailing bore, said tubular connector body having a constant diameter from said leading end to said trailing end;
a grounding tang extending outwardly from the tubular connector body;
a locking tang extending from the interior of the grounding tang;
a cap including an exit bore;
one or more cable retaining tangs to direct an electrical cable from the trailing bore to the exit bore; and
one or more auxiliary grounding tangs on said tubular connector body.