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A plastic electrical connector for connecting liquidtight flexible electrical conduit to an electrical component such as a junction box or outlet, comprises a plastic body and a plastic gland nut threadably attached thereto. The body includes a plurality of flexible fingers, each of which includes a

A plastic electrical connector for connecting liquidtight flexible electrical conduit to an electrical component such as a junction box or outlet, comprises a plastic body and a plastic gland nut threadably attached thereto. The body includes a plurality of flexible fingers, each of which includes a collapsible section defined by plural, discrete hinges, the deformable section being bendable at each hinge. Gripping teeth are provided on the interior surface of the ends of the flexible fingers. The gland nut includes an inclined surface engageable with the flexible fingers for causing radial compression against the conduit. The gland nut further includes a pushing surface for engaging the distal end of the flexible fingers, which are preferably arranged in cantilevered form. Upon tightening the gland nut on the body, the gripping fingers engage the conduit, and as the collaspsible sections bend, the fingers axially move the conduit deeper into the connector for a liquidtight seal therewith.

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An electrical connector for connecting liquidtight electrical conduit to an electrical component, comprising: a gland nut having a centrally located bore therethrough, said gland nut including internal threads and engagement means on the interior of said gland nut; and a body including a component c

An electrical connector for connecting liquidtight electrical conduit to an electrical component, comprising: a gland nut having a centrally located bore therethrough, said gland nut including internal threads and engagement means on the interior of said gland nut; and a body including a component connecting portion, a flange portion and a conduit connecting portion and a bore extending axially therethrough, said component connecting portion projecting axially from said flange portion in one direction and comprising external thread means for connecting said body to said electrical component, said conduit connecting portion projecting axially from said flange portion in a direction opposite said component connecting portion, said conduit connecting portion including an elongate internal tubular ferrule through which said body bore extends and an outer cylindrical ring, said ferrule being adapted to receive a liquidtight conduit thereon and being radially spaced from said ring and defining thereby a cavity therebetween, said ring including external threads engageable with the internal threads on said gland nut and a plurality of flexible fingers projecting axially therefrom, said flexible fingers comprising means responsive to the engagement means on said gland nut upon tightening said gland nut on said body for compressively engaging said conduit and for axially moving said conduit along said ferrule into said cavity, whereby said conduit and said body are secured in a liquidtight connection, said means responsive to the engagement means comprising a conduit engaging member disposed at a free end of flexible fingers, said means responsive to the engagement means further comprising a deformable section on said flexible fingers between said ring and said conduit engaging members, said deformable section being bendable at plural, discrete locations.