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US 2010/0221935 A1Published application
Ground connector
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorsMichael Rzasa, Peter M. Wason
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Abstract
A ground connector including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a pusher on the first member. The second member includes a stepped surface configured to be engaged by the pusher to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members. The second section is movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.
Claims20
A ground connector comprising:
- a first section comprising a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a pusher on the first member, wherein the second member comprises a stepped surface configured to be engaged by the pusher to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members;
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- a second section movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.
A ground connector comprising:
- a first section comprising a first member with a threaded post, and a clamping system comprising a screw rotatably connected to the first member, wherein the screw has an end tip which is configured to apply a compression force to assist in clamping the first section against opposite sides of a support;
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- a second section movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the support.
A method comprising:
- connecting a first section of a ground connector to a pedestal, wherein the first section comprises a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a screw on the first member, wherein the second member comprises teeth, and wherein one of the teeth is engaged by an end tip of the screw to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members;
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- positioning a second section on the threaded post to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.