Conduit receivers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9551445-B2
Application number	US-201414300018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2014
Priority date	Jun 9, 2014
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

Example embodiments are directed to an enclosure. The enclosure can include at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure can also include a conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall. The conduit receiver can include a housing having an aperture, where the aperture is configured to receive a conduit. The conduit receiver can also include a retaining element disposed within the housing at a distal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can further include a sealing device disposed within the housing at a proximal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can also include a bushing adjacent to the proximal end of the housing, where the bushing extends radially inward from the at least one wall, where the bushing is configured to abut against the conduit when the conduit is received in the aperture, and where the bushing covers an end of the conduit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An enclosure, comprising:
at least one wall forming a cavity; and
a first conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall, wherein the first conduit receiver comprises:
a first housing having a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is configured to receive a first conduit, wherein the first conduit has disposed therein at least one electrical cable;
a first retaining element disposed within the first housing at a first distal end of the first housing;
a first sealing device disposed within the first housing at a first proximal end of the first housing; and
a first bushing adjacent to the first proximal end of the first housing, wherein the first bushing extends inward from the at least one wall, wherein the first bushing is configured to abut against the first conduit when the first conduit is received in the first aperture, and wherein the first bushing covers a first end of the first conduit.

2. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first housing is made of malleable material, wherein the first housing is configured to be deformed when a first threshold compressive force is applied to the first housing.

3. The enclosure of claim 2 , wherein the first retaining element is configured to deform at least a portion of the first conduit when the first threshold compressive force is applied to the first housing, and wherein the sealing device is configured to compress when the first housing is deformed.

4. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit receiver further comprises:
a separating member disposed within the first housing between the first retaining element and the first sealing device.

5. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall, wherein the second conduit receiver comprises:
a second housing having a second aperture, wherein the second aperture is configured to receive a second conduit;
a second retaining element disposed within the second housing at a second distal end of the second housing;
a second sealing device disposed within the second housing at a second proximal end of the second housing; and
a second bushing adjacent to the second proximal end of the second housing, wherein the second bushing extends inward from the at least one wall, wherein the second bushing is configured to abut against the second conduit when the second conduit is received in the second aperture, and wherein the second bushing covers a second end of the second conduit.

6. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising:
an enclosure aperture disposed in the at least one wall, wherein the enclosure aperture is positioned adjacent to the first conduit receiver, wherein the enclosure aperture is configured to receive at the least one cable that is pulled through the first conduit, wherein the first bushing protects the at least one cable from the first end of the first conduit; and
a cover removably coupled to the at least one wall, wherein the cover covers the enclosure aperture, wherein the cover is removed to expose the enclosure aperture and allow a user to access the at least one cable.

7. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit has one of a range of sizes.

8. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the cavity adjacent to the first conduit receiver is filled with a sealing compound to create an explosion-proof seal.

9. A connector device, comprising:
a body having a cavity that traverses therethrough, wherein the body comprises a first end, wherein the first end comprises:
a first housing having a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is configured to receive a first conduit, wherein the first conduit has disposed therein at least one electrical cable;
a first retaining element disposed within the first housing at a first distal end of the first housing;
a first sealing device disposed within the first housing at a first proximal end of the first housing; and
a first bushing adjacent to the first proximal end of the first housing, wherein the first bushing extends inward from the at least one wall, wherein the first bushing is configured to abut against the first conduit when the first conduit is received in the first aperture, and wherein the first bushing covers a first end of the first conduit.

10. The connector device of claim 9 , wherein the first housing is made of malleable material, wherein the first housing is configured to be deformed when a first threshold compressive force is applied to the first housing.

11. The connector device of claim 10 , wherein the first retaining element is configured to deform at least a portion of the first conduit when the first threshold compressive force is applied to the first housing, and wherein the sealing device is configured to compress when the first housing is deformed.

12. The connector device of claim 9 , wherein the first conduit receiver further comprises:
a separating member disposed within the first housing between the first retaining element and the first sealing device.

13. The connector device of claim 9 , wherein the body further comprises a second end, wherein the second end comprises mating threads, wherein the mating threads are configured to mechanically connect to complementary mating threads disposed on a second conduit.

14. The connector device of claim 9 , wherein the body further comprises a second end, wherein the second end comprises:
a second housing having a second aperture, wherein the second aperture is configured to receive a second conduit;
a second retaining element disposed within the second housing at a second distal end of the second housing;
a second sealing device disposed within the second housing at a second proximal end of the second housing; and
a second bushing adjacent to the second proximal end of the second housing, wherein the second bushing extends inward from the at least one wall, wherein the second bushing is configured to abut against the second conduit when the second conduit is received in the second aperture, and wherein the second bushing covers a second end of the second conduit.

15. A system comprising:
a first conduit having a first conduit end, wherein the first conduit has disposed therein at least one electrical cable;
an enclosure coupled to the first conduit end of the first conduit, wherein the enclosure comprises:
at least one wall forming a cavity; and
a first conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall, wherein the first conduit receiver comprises:
a first housing having a first aperture, wherein the first aperture receives the first conduit end of the first conduit;
a first retaining element disposed within the first housing at a first distal end of the first housing;
a first sealing device disposed within the first housing at a first proximal end of the first housing; and
a first bushing adjacent to the first proximal end of the first housing, wherein the first bushing extends inward from the at least one wall, wherein the first bushing abuts against and covers a distal end of the first conduit end; and

a tool that applies a compressive force to the first housing of the first conduit receiver, wherein the compressive force deforms the first housing and drives the first retaining element against the first conduit end.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first conduit receiver further comprises:
a separating member disposed within the first housing between the first retaining element and the first sealing device, wherein the separating member aligns the first retaining element when the first retaining element is driven aga

Assignees

• Morse Bradford James
• Manahan Joseph Michael
• Cooper Technologies Co

Inventors

• Morse Bradford James
• Manahan Joseph Michael

Classifications

• H02G3/0481 Primary

  with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02G3/06

  Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing {or channels}, to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution boxes; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint · CPC title

• F16L21/08 Primary

  with additional locking means (F16L21/06 takes precedence; couplings of the quick-acting type F16L37/00) · CPC title

• F16L21/03

  placed in the socket before connection ({F16L21/022,} F16L21/025 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02G3/0406

  Details thereof (installation or suspension of conduit channels and other supports H02G3/263) · CPC title