Armored cable connector

Abstract

A cable connector terminates an armored cable in a knockout in a wall of an electrical enclosure. The connector includes a one-piece connector body having a forward end and plurality of side walls extending from the forward end in cantilevered fashion to define a cavity for receipt of an end of the cable. The forward end of the connector body is insertable into the knockout and the cantilevered side walls are deflectable to permit such insertion. The side walls further accommodate insertion of a cable into the cavity for retentively supporting the cable to the enclosure. The side walls of the connector body include outwardly extending tabs for engaging wall of the enclosure about the knockout. Side walls further include inwardly extending fingers for engaging the cable.

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       13 . A method of terminating an end of a cable to a knockout in an enclosure comprising: 
 providing a connector body having a forward end and a plurality of side walls extending from said forward end in cantilevered fashion to form an interior cavity;    inserting said forward end of said connector body into said knockout with said side walls deflecting inwardly to permit said insertion; and    inserting said cable end into said cavity of said body supported in said knockout to retentively support said cable to said enclosure.    
   
   
       14 . A method of  claim 13  wherein said providing step includes providing said side walls with outwardly extending tabs for engaging said wall of said enclosure upon said connector body inserting step.  
   
   
       15 . A method of  claim 13  wherein said providing step includes providing inwardly extending fingers on said side wall for engaging said cable upon said cable inserting step.  
   
   
       16 . A method of  claim 15  wherein said cable inserting step further includes expanding said cantilevered side walls to provide secure engagement between said connector body and said enclosure.  
   
   
       17 . A method of  claim 13  wherein said connector body side includes front tabs and rear tabs outwardly extending therefrom and wherein upon said connector body inserting step, said front tabs pass through said knockout to abut on one surface of said enclosure and said rear tabs abut an opposite surface of said enclosure.