Slip conduit connector and system and method of installing electrical conduit with a slip conduit connector
a technology of slip conduit and connector, which is applied in the direction of cables, electrical equipment, etc., can solve the problems of failure to have a proper mechanical and electrical bonding, failure to ensure that the electrical conduit is mechanically and electrically bonded to each of the conduit connectors, and failure to comply with electrical codes for such installations
Active Publication Date: 2017-07-13
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS LLC
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The solution ensures easy and secure installation of electrical conduit between panel boxes, providing a visible indication of conduit alignment and length, thereby ensuring mechanical and electrical bonding and compliance with electrical codes.
Problems solved by technology
If the electrical conduit is not precisely sized to the span between the two panel boxes, it may be difficult to assure that the electrical conduit is both mechanically and electrically bonded to each of the conduit connectors.
In such a situation, there may be failure to have a proper mechanical and electrical bonding of the electrical conduit and thereby fail to comply with electrical codes for such installations.
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[0035]FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an embodiment of a slip conduit connector 20 according to the present invention. The slip conduit connector has a hollow cylindrical member 22 having a first end 24 and a second end 26. The hollow cylindrical member is dimensioned for receipt of an electrical conduit 28 as seen in FIGS. 9 and 10. This embodiment is preferably fabricated from zinc plated steel.
[0036]As seen in FIG. 1, the hollow cylindrical member has at least one threaded bore 30, the threads dimensioned for receipt of a corresponding fastener 32 which when threaded into the bore can make electrical and mechanical contact with the electrical conduit 28 as seen in FIG. 10.
[0037]FIG. 1 shows that this embodiment of the present invention can preferably have two threaded bores near first end 24. These threaded bores may be in longitudinal alignment with the hollow cylindrical member as seen by phantom dashed longitudinal line 34. A slot 36 also extends through the hollow cy...
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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.
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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a slip conduit connector for use in installing electrical conduit between two fixed locations, such as between two mounted electrical panel boxes, as well as an associated electrical conduit system and method of using a slip conduit connector.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]There has been an ongoing need for providing an Underwriter Laboratories listed connector solution directed to installing electrical conduit between two mounted electrical panel boxes, the solution being easy to install and which minimizes associated waste of electrical conduit and the like.[0003]When two electrical panel boxes have been mounted in a facility, there is occasionally a need for providing electrical conductors between the two electrical panels. In order to comply with electrical building codes and in order to meet with Underwriter Laboratories' approved components, there has been a need in the past of using a pair of conduit connectors associate...
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IPC IPC(8): H02G3/08H02G1/06H02G3/04
CPCH02G3/08H02G1/06H02G3/0481H02G3/0616
Inventor SMITH, LAWRENCE J.
Owner BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS LLC