US 12,470,048 B2
Conduit fitting
Vinaya N. Kubsad, Pune (IN); Jayram Desai, Kolhapur (IN); Gangadhar Mestri, Dharwad (IN); Himanshu Gangadhar Khokle, Nagpur (IN); and Joseph V. Lopez, Camillus, NY (US)
Assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/300,542.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/363,405, filed on Apr. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344207 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H02G 3/06 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/0616 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0437 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fitting for an electrical conduit comprising:
a fitting body having first and second open ends, and an interior surface defining a passage adapted to receive a piece of the electrical conduit therein, the fitting body including a connection section that is configured to receive and connect to the electrical conduit during a connection process;
a retainer in the passage at the connection section of the fitting body, the retainer including teeth adapted to engage the piece of electrical conduit received in the passage when the electrical conduit is inserted into the connection section through the first open end during the connection process; and
a guide in the passage at the first connection section of the fitting body, wherein the guide comprises a sleeve body including a plurality of projections extending radially inward from an inner surface of the sleeve body and configured to engage the piece of electrical conduit, the guide being configured to receive and center the piece of electrical conduit in the fitting body before the retainer engages the electrical conduit during the connection process.