Methods, Systems, and Products for Welding Grounding Rods
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJames Thomas Vandergrift, II
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Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and products are disclosed for welding ground wires to a grounding rod. A jig retains the ground wires to the grounding rod. The jig has a first horseshoe oriented to a second horseshoe to form a crucifix. Each horseshoe has a pair of legs supporting the jig from earth and providing electrical ground to the earth. A central passage bisects each horseshoe through which the grounding rod inserts. Means are included for clamping a ground wire to at least one of the legs, such that the ground wire is retained for welding to the grounding rod.
Claims20
A jig for welding ground wires to a grounding rod, the jig comprising:
- a first horseshoe and a second horseshoe forming a crucifix, each horseshoe having a pair of legs supporting the jig from earth and providing electrical ground to the earth;
- a central passage bisecting each horseshoe through which the grounding rod inserts;
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- means for clamping a ground wire to at least one of the legs, such that the ground wire is retained for welding to the grounding rod.
A jig for welding ground wires to a grounding rod, the jig comprising:
- a first horseshoe clamped to a second horseshoe to form a crucifix, each horseshoe having a pair of legs supporting the jig from earth and providing electrical ground to the earth;
- a central passage bisecting each horseshoe, the central passage having a longitudinal inner wall through which the grounding rod inserts;
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- at least one clamp that bends a ground wire to a curvature of a leg such that the ground wire is retained along an outer edge of the leg and exothermically welded to the grounding rod.
A jig for welding a ground wire to a grounding rod, the jig comprising:
- a first horseshoe oriented to a second horseshoe to form a crucifix, the first horseshoe and the second horseshoe each having a pair of legs supporting the jig from earth and electrically grounding the jig to the earth;
- a central passage bisecting each horseshoe through which the grounding rod inserts;
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- at least one clamp that orients the ground wire to a radius of curvature of one of the legs such that the ground wire is retained along an outer edge of the leg for welding to the grounding rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.