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US 12,015,255 B2Granted
Grounding rod
OwnerDavid Donald Behrendtinventor
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Abstract
A grounding rod having an elongated metal rod, an adjustment member, and a bracket. The bracket is attached to a metal portion of a piece of machinery. The adjustment member is mechanical, electric, or hydraulic and raises and lowers the elongated rod from a transport position where the elongated rod does not engage the ground, to a lowered position where the elongated rod is pushed into the ground.
Claims17
A grounding rod system, comprising:
- an elongated metal rod;
- an adjustment member connected to the elongated metal rod;
- a bracket connected to the adjustment member;
- the bracket connected to a metal portion of a machinery;
- wherein the elongated metal rod is positioned to be selectively pushed into a ground surface and raised out of the ground surface;
- and
- the machinery having an ignition switch that raises and lowers the elongated metal rod out of the ground surface.
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A grounding rod system, comprising:
- a machinery having a metal portion;
- a bracket connected to the metal portion of the machinery;
- an adjustment member connected to the bracket and an elongated metal rod, wherein the adjustment member is configured to selectively transition between a raised position where the elongated metal rod does not engage a ground surface and a lowered position where the elongated metal rod is inserted into the ground surface by force applied by the adjustment member;
- and
- the machinery having an ignition switch that raises and lowers the elongated metal rod.
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A grounding rod system, comprising:
- a machinery having a metal portion;
- a bracket connected to the metal portion of the machinery;
- and
- an adjustment member connected to the bracket and an elongated metal rod;
- and
- the machinery having an ignition switch;
- wherein when the ignition switch is transitioned to an off position, the adjustment member automatically lowers the elongated metal rod into a ground surface in a direction away from the bracket;
- wherein when the ignition switch is transitioned to an on position, the adjustment member automatically raises the elongated metal rod out of the ground surface in a direction towards the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.