Liquid-tight fitting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8910980
SERIAL NO

13647025

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A liquid-tight fitting comprising a ground element including a ferrule and a tube that extends from the ferrule to receive a conduit, wherein the tube includes one or more protruding elements that each protrudes from the tube and provides grounding to the conduit, and wherein the ferrule includes a lip portion; a threading element including a first shaft having a circumference sufficient to receive the ferrule portion, wherein the first shaft includes threads; a sealing ring including an opening defined by a tapered portion to seat against the lip portion; and a nut including threads to be received by the first shaft, wherein as the nut is threaded with the first shaft, the sealing ring is compressed onto an outer surface of the wall of the conduit based on a pulling of the nut against the sealing ring toward the lip portion of the ferrule.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dinh, Cong Thanh Collierville, US 104 2227
Drane, Mark Germantown, US 5 46
Neal, Alan Germantown, US 7 81
Norwood, Bobby Leoma, US 2 16

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