Appeal No. 1997-1358 Application 07/874,651 Amendments after final rejection were filed on March 26, 1995 and August 31, 1995, and each amendment was entered by the examiner. The disclosed invention pertains to a connector for armored electrical cable apparatus. Representative claim 20 is reproduced as follows: 20. A connector for armored electrical cable apparatus which comprises: a body having a central bore, said body having a generally cup shaped seat disposed in generally aligned relationship to said bore, said body having threads disposed on a surface 12d thereof; a dual finger member comprising a generally cylindrical member having an axial midsection, a first plurality of axially extending fingers disposed about the circumferential extent of said generally cylindrical member and a second plurality of axially extending fingers disposed about the circumferential extent of said generally cylindrical member, the free ends of all of said first plurality of axially extending fingers being disposed at a first axial extremity of said generally cylindrical member and the free ends of all of said second plurality of axially extending fingers being disposed at a second axial extremity of said generally cylindrical member, said fist plurality of axially extending fingers and said second plurality of axially fingers not extending past said axial midsection, each of said first plurality of fingers have a notched portion thereof proximate to the free end thereof; and a nut dimensioned and configured for engagement with said threads on said body. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007