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US 12,288,951 B2Granted
Systems and methods for maintaining electrical contact in relation to an ultraviolet lamp
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsArthur Edward Brockschmidt, Jr., Kevin S. Callahan, Jamie J. Childress
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Abstract
A system for connecting an ultraviolet (UV) lamp with an electrical coupling includes a braid attachment coupled to the UV lamp, and one or both of a compressive wrap secured around at least a portion of the braid attachment, or a clamp secured around at least a portion of the braid attachment.
Claims21
A system comprising:
- an ultraviolet (UV) lamp;
- a braid attachment extending along one or more portions of a length of the UV lamp;
- a compressive wrap secured around a portion of the braid attachment;
- and
- a clamp secured around one or both of the portion of the braid attachment or one or more portions of the compressive wrap, wherein the clamp comprises expanded ends connected together by a recessed connecting beam.
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A system comprising:
- an ultraviolet (UV) lamp;
- a braid attachment extending along one or more portions of the UV lamp;
- and
- a clamp secured around a portion of the braid attachment, wherein the clamp comprises expanded ends connected together by a recessed connecting beam.
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A method comprising:
- extending a braid attachment along one or more portions of an ultraviolet (UV) lamp;
- securing a compressive wrap around a portion of the braid attachment;
- and
- securing a clamp around one or both of the portion of the braid attachment or one or more portions of the compressive wrap, the clamp comprises expanded ends connected together by a recessed connecting beam, the recessed connecting beam inwardly curves toward the UV lamp, and further comprising varying a thickness of the clamp around a perimeter.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- extending a braid attachment along one or more portions of an ultraviolet (UV) lamp;
- and
- securing a clamp around a portion of the braid attachment, wherein the clamp comprises expanded ends connected together by a recessed connecting beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.