Metal panel electrical bonding clip
AssigneeRMH Tech LLC
InventorDustin M. M. Haddock
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Abstract
A clip for electrically bonding a pair of adjacently-disposed metal panels is disclosed. One embodiment entails such a clip (104) including a first clip member (112) and an oppositely disposed second clip member (116). The surface (114) of the first clip member (112) that faces the second clip member (116) includes at least one grounding projection (128), while the surface (118) of the second clip member (116) that faces the first clip member (112) also includes at least one grounding projection (128). The clip (104) may be installed on a standing seam (102) of a panel assembly (100), with its first clip member (112) engaging one of the metal panels 82″ that define this stand seam (102) and with its second clip member (116) engaging the other of the metal panels 82″ that define this same standing seam (102).
Claims20
An electrical bonding clip for providing an electrical connection between two metal panels that are a part of a panel assembly having a standing seam, comprising:
- a plate having a first part, a second part, and an intermediate portion positioned between and connecting the first part to the second part;
- a first clip section formed by a first clip member disposed in opposing relation to the first part of the plate, the first clip member connected to the first part of the plate by a first hinge, the first clip section comprising a first inlet section opposite the first hinge, wherein the first clip member comprises:
- a first edge extending away from the first hinge;
- a second edge extending away from the first hinge, the second edge positioned opposite the first edge;
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- a third edge positioned opposite the first hinge and extending between the first and second edges;
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- a second clip section formed by a second clip member disposed in opposing relation to the second part of the plate, the second clip member connected to the second part of the plate by a second hinge, the second clip section comprising a second inlet section opposite the second hinge, wherein the first edge of the first clip member is a first distance from the second clip member, wherein the second edge of the first clip member is a second distance from the second clip member, the second distance being greater than the first distance, and wherein the second edge of the first clip member extends unbroken between the first hinge and the third edge.
An electrical bonding clip for providing an electrical connection between two metal panels that are a part of a panel assembly having a standing seam, comprising:
- a plate having a first end, a second end positioned opposite the first end, a first long side, and a second long side opposite the first long side, a first portion proximate the first end, a second portion proximate the second end, and an intermediate portion between and connecting the first portion and the second portion;
- a first clip member connected to the first long side of the plate at a first hinge, the first clip member and the first portion of the plate defining a first clip section;
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- a second clip member connected to the first long side of the plate at a second hinge, the second clip member and the second portion of the plate defining a second clip section, wherein the second hinge is spaced from the first hinge by the intermediate portion of the plate, wherein a first surface of the intermediate portion faces the first and second clip members, wherein a second surface of the intermediate portion that is opposite to the first surface faces away from the first and second clip members, and wherein the second surface defines a reference plane that intersects the plate between the first and second long sides.
An electrical bonding clip for providing an electrical connection between two metal panels that are a part of a panel assembly having a standing seam, comprising:
- a plate having a first part, a second part, and an intermediate portion positioned between and connecting the first part to the second part;
- a first clip section formed by a first clip member disposed in opposing relation to the first part of the plate, the first clip member connected to the first part of the plate by a first hinge, the first clip section comprising a first inlet section opposite the first hinge;
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- a second clip section formed by a second clip member disposed in opposing relation to the second part of the plate, the second clip member connected to the second part of the plate by a second hinge, the second clip section comprising a second inlet section opposite the second hinge, wherein a first grounding projection extends from the first part of the plate towards the first clip member, and wherein the first grounding projection contacts the first clip member prior to installation of the electrical bonding clip on the panel assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.