Fitting for use with armored cable
A fitting for use with a cable contained in a corrugated metal tubing, the fitting including an adaptor having an internal, longitudinal passage to receive the cable; a body coupled to the adaptor; an internal seal positioned between the adaptor and the body, the internal seal radially disposed about the cable; a nut coupled to the body; and a sealing member positioned between the nut and the body, the sealing member for placement in a valley of the corrugated metal tubing to compress a portion of the corrugated metal tubing between the sealing member and the body.
1. A fitting for use with a cable contained in a corrugated metal tubing, the fitting comprising:
an adaptor having an internal, longitudinal passage to receive the cable;
a body coupled to the adaptor;
an internal seal positioned between the adaptor and the body, the internal seal to be radially disposed about the cable;
a nut coupled to the body; and
a sealing member positioned between the nut and the body, the sealing member for placement in a valley of the corrugated metal tubing to compress a portion of the corrugated metal tubing between the sealing member and the body.
2. The fitting of claim 1 further comprising:
a jacket seal positioned on an internal surface of the nut, the jacket seal to contact an outer jacket disposed on the corrugated metal tubing.
3. The fitting of claim 1 wherein:
the adaptor is received in a cavity of the body.
4. The fitting of claim 3 wherein:
a first end of the adaptor has external threads to engage internal threads in the cavity of the body.
5. The fitting of claim 1 wherein:
the internal seal is compressed between the adaptor and the body.
6. The fitting of claim 5 wherein:
the internal seal is an elastomeric seal.
7. The fitting of claim 1 wherein:
the nut includes and internal, radial groove;
the fitting comprising a jacket seal positioned in the groove, the jacket seal to contact an outer jacket disposed on the corrugated metal tubing.
8. The fitting of claim 1 wherein:
an end of the body has external threads to engage internal threads in a cavity of the nut.
9. The fitting of claim 1 wherein:
the body includes a body sealing surface and the sealing member includes a sealing surface to compress the portion of the corrugated metal tubing between the body sealing surface and the sealing surface.
10. The fitting of claim 9 wherein:
the body sealing surface is radiused.
11. The fitting of claim 10 wherein:
the body sealing surface includes a section of a sphere.
12. The fitting of claim 9 wherein:
the sealing surface is planar.
13. The fitting of claim 12 wherein:
the sealing surface is frustoconcial.
14. The fitting of claim 1 further comprising:
a jacket seal positioned on an internal surface of the nut, the jacket seal to contact an outer jacket disposed on the corrugated metal tubing;
wherein the adaptor is received in a cavity of the body, a first end of the adaptor has external threads to engage internal threads in the cavity of the body;
wherein the internal seal is an elastomeric seal is compressed between the adaptor and the body;
wherein the nut includes and internal, radial groove and the fitting comprising a jacket seal positioned in the groove, the jacket seal to contact an outer jacket disposed on the corrugated metal tubing.;
wherein an end of the body has external threads to engage internal threads in a cavity of the nut;
wherein the body includes a body sealing surface and the sealing member includes a sealing surface to compress the portion of the corrugated metal tubing between the body sealing surface and the sealing surface, the body sealing surface comprising a section of a sphere and the sealing surface being frustoconcial.