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US 11,311,996 B2Granted
Self-hammering, copper-bonded steel ground rod tool for locating underground utilities
AssigneePine Hill Farm, LLC
InventorsDaniel Robert Gardikis, Aaron Pereira
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Abstract
A unitary tool that combines a ground rod to a self-hammering mechanism in a trapped configuration. The ground rod has a length ranging between forty-two and fifty-two inches for facilitating the self-hammering functionality. The ground rod is made from copper-bonded steel for more effectively grounding an electrical connection than the prior art.
Claims7
A unitary tool operatively associating a self-hammering mechanism to a ground rod in a trapped configuration, comprising:
- the ground rod extending between a proximal portion to a pointed tip;
- the self-hammering mechanism comprising:
- a hammering sleeve slidably associated with the proximal portion;
- and
- an annular plug connected to a distal end of the hammering sleeve preventing the proximal portion from slidably disassociating with the hammering sleeve;
- one or more stops mounted to the proximal portion, each stop has a stop diameter exceeding a hole diameter of the annular plug;
- and
- threading along the proximal portion;
- and wherein the one or more stops are screwed to the threading.
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A unitary tool operatively associating a self-hammering mechanism to a ground rod in a trapped configuration, comprising:
- the ground rod extending between a proximal portion to a pointed tip for a longitudinal length between forty-two and fifty-two inches;
- the ground rod comprising copper-bonded steel;
- the proximal portion having threading;
- the self-hammering mechanism comprising:
- a hammering sleeve slidably associated with the proximal portion;
- and
- an annular plug connected to a distal end of the hammering sleeve, wherein the ground rod is slidable through and relative to an opening in the annular plug;
- one or more stops screwed to the threading of the proximal portion, the one or more stops has a stop diameter exceeding a diameter of the opening of the annular plug, trapping the proximal portion is in the trapped configuration by preventing the proximal portion from slidably disassociating with the hammering sleeve;
- and
- a clamp electrically connected to said copper-bonded steel outside of the hammering sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.