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US 11,381,065 B2Granted
Cable ladder rack bonding
AssigneeBelden Inc.
InventorMichael Wray McAdoo
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes improved splices for joining ladder rack sections that provide a conductive ground connection, without requiring removal of paint, drilling additional holes, or installation of ground straps between sections. The splices also provide a solid physical connection between ladder rack sections, ensuring safety and stability of the rack system.
Claims20
A ladder rack splice, comprising:
- a first portion for attachment to a first ladder rack segment;
- a second portion for attachment to a second ladder rack segment, joined to the first portion;
- wherein each of the first portion and second portion include at least one screw hole;
- and
- a plurality of conductive screws comprising a cutting portion and a threaded portion, the conductive screws configured to join the first portion or second portion to the corresponding first or second ladder rack segment via a corresponding screw hole in the first portion or second portion of the ladder rack splice.
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A ladder rack splice system, comprising:
- a first ladder rack splice comprising a plurality of screw holes;
- a second ladder rack splice;
- and
- a bolt configured to join the first ladder rack splice and second ladder rack splice around a first ladder rack segment and a second ladder rack segment;
- wherein the first ladder rack splice comprises a plurality of conductive screws comprising a cutting portion and a threaded portion, each conductive screws configured to join the first ladder rack splice via a corresponding screw hole in the first ladder rack splice to one of the first ladder rack segment or the second ladder rack segment.
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A method for installing a ladder rack splice, consisting essentially of:
- positioning a ladder rack splice around a first ladder rack segment and a second ladder rack segment, the ladder rack splice comprising a first portion for attachment to the first ladder rack segment and a second portion for attachment to the second ladder rack segment;
- and
- inserting a plurality of conductive screws through the ladder rack splice and each of the first ladder rack segment and the second ladder rack segment, each of the plurality of conductive screws comprising a cutting portion and a threaded portion, the conductive screws configured to join the first portion to the first ladder rack segment and the second portion to the second ladder rack segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.