SLIP CONDUIT CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT WITH A SLIP CONDUIT CONNECTOR
Patent №
US 9,705,295
Granted
2017-07-11
Filed 2016
Owner
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14994565
A slip conduit connector for use in installing electrical conduit between two fix locations, has a hollow cylindrical member, at least one threaded bore positioned near a first end of the cylindrical member, the bore for receipt of a fastener, a flange circumferentially extending around the cylindrical member inward from a second end of the cylindrical member, and an outer threaded region extending from the second end toward said flange, the threaded region dimensioned to receive a locknut; wherein a slot is formed through the cylindrical member between the flange and the bore closest to the second end, the slot dimensioned to allow viewing inside the cylindrical member to ensure entry of an electrical conduit past all of the bores, thereby ensuring mechanical and electrical securement of the electrical conduit to the slip conduit connector when the fastener is secured in the at least one bore.
AI classification
Ownership
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.
assignment · 374780924
Assignors
SMITH, LAWRENCE J.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.