US 12,081,003 B1
Push-in electrical connector insertable from the inside or outside of a junction box
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 Jan. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/143,268.
Application 17/143,268 is a continuation of application No. 15/907,354, filed on Feb. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,923,894.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/549,135, filed on Aug. 23, 2017.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02G 3/06 (2006.01); H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/0625 (2013.01) [H02G 3/083 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a tubular connector body including a bore, a flange, an inner end, and an outer end;
at least one gripper jaw extending from said inner end of said connector body;
at least one compressible arm extending from outer end of said connector body;
a distal edge on said gripper jaw;
an outer notch extending from said outer end of said connector body and terminating at an outer abutment surface of said flange, said outer notch forming an open channel from said outer end to said flange; and
said outer notch is an inwardly arcuate portion of the sidewall of the connector body.