Electrical insider fitting for internal connection to an electrical box
An electrical fitting adapted for insertion from the interior of an electrical box in order to provide a secure means for attaching an electrical cable to the box. The electrical insider fitting includes a connector body having a leading end, a trailing end, and a base flange on the trailing end. A leading face is included on the base flange and a seat on the connector body adjacent the leading face of the base flange. An external snap ring resides in the seat and includes one or more outward extending locking tangs. The leading end of the connector body includes an internal bore with an internal snap ring secured therein. The internal snap ring includes one or more cable retaining tangs for engaging and securing an electrical cable to the leading end of the connector body.
1. An electrical fitting for connecting an electrical cable to an electrical box having an access hole, comprising:
a connector body having a leading end for insertion through the access hole in the electrical box, a trailing end portion having a trailing end and a main body portion;
a base flange on said trailing end of said connector body, said base flange having a leading face;
a reduced diameter seat on said trailing end portion of said connector body, said seat extending from said leading face of said base flange to said main body portion of said connector body;
said seat having a smaller diameter than said main body portion of said connector body;
said main body portion extending in a constant diameter from said seat to said leading end;
said base flange extending to a greater diameter than said diameter of said main body portion, and
said leading end of said connector body is inserted in a first direction through the access hole of the electrical box and the electrical cable is advanced in an opposing direction into the connector body.
2. The electrical fitting of claim 1 including
an external snap ring disposed on said seat of said connector body, said external snap ring including a leading end and a trailing end; and
a locking tang on said external snap ring, said locking tang including a cantilevered end and a free end, said free end of said locking tang is oriented toward said trailing end of said external snap ring.
3. The electrical fitting of claim 1 , including
a trailing bore in said trailing end portion of said connector body; and
a leading bore in said main body portion of said connector body.
4. The electrical fitting of claim 3 , including
an inner wall on said connector body; and
a stop on said inner wall of said connector body at the juncture of said leading bore and said trailing bore.
5. The electrical fitting of claim 3 , including
an internal snap ring within said leading bore of said connector body, said internal snap ring including a leading end and a trailing end;
a locking tang on said internal snap ring, said locking tang includes a free end that is oriented toward said leading end of said internal snap ring; and
a cable retaining tang on said internal snap ring, said cable retaining tang including a free end that is oriented toward said trailing end of said internal snap ring.
6. The electrical fitting of claim 3 , wherein said leading bore is of a larger diameter than said trailing bore and said internal snap ring is secured in said leading bore.