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US 11,441,596 B2Granted
Bonding washer
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsDevan E. Johnston, Samuel Jackson Carbonneau
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides descriptions of configurations for bonding washers used to facilitate the electrical bonding of metal structures. The bonding washer includes an electrically conductive body and at least one piercing member extending from a bottom surface of the body. An extended member extends from the electrically conductive body in a direction away from the bottom surface of the body.
Claims26
A bonding washer comprising:
- an electrically conductive body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a fastener receiving portion for receiving a mounting fastener;
- at least one piercing member having a portion integral with the bottom surface of the body and a raised surface extending from the portion integral with the bottom surface of the body;
- and
- at least one extended member extending from the body in a direction opposite the at least one piercing member.
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A bonding washer comprising:
- an electrically conductive body having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a plurality of piercing members, each piercing member having a portion integral with the bottom surface of the body and a raised surface extending from the portion integral with the bottom surface of the body;
- a plurality of gripping members extending from the top surface of the body;
- and
- at least one extended member extending from the electrically conductive body in a direction opposite the piercing members.
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A bonding washer comprising:
- an electrically conductive body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an aperture for receiving a mounting fastener, and a plurality of piercing members, each piercing member having a portion integral with the bottom surface of the body and a raised surface extending from the portion integral with the bottom surface of the body;
- and
- at least one extended member extending from the electrically conductive body in a direction opposite the piercing members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.