Grounding Clip
OwnerEddie Garciainventor
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Abstract
A resilient grounding clip including: a head having an aperture disposed in the head; a first leg having a proximate end connected to a first edge of the head, where the first leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a first surface of the head; a second leg having a proximate end connected to a second edge of the head, where the second leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the first surface of the head, and where the first edge is opposite the second edge; a first tab connected to the first leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head; and a second tab connected to the second leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a grounding clip comprising:
- a head comprising an aperture disposed in the head;
- a first leg having a proximate end connected to a first edge of the head, wherein the first leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a first surface of the head;
- a second leg having a proximate end connected to a second edge of the head, wherein the second leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the first surface of the head, and wherein the first edge is opposite the second edge;
- a first tab connected to the first leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head;
- and
- a second tab connected to the second leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head.
A system comprising:
- a first grounding bracket comprising an L-shaped cross section, wherein a narrow portion of the first grounding bracket comprises a first aperture;
- a second grounding bracket comprising an L-shaped cross section, wherein a narrow portion of the second grounding bracket comprises a second aperture;
- and
- a set screw disposed in the first aperture of the first grounding bracket and the second aperture of the second grounding bracket;
- wherein rotation of the set screw increases a distance between the first grounding bracket and the second grounding bracket.
A method comprising:
- positioning an end of a first cable runway section proximate to an end of a second cable runway section;
- inserting a bolt into an aperture of a first clamp comprising a first channel;
- placing the first channel of the first clamp over a first stringer of the first cable runway section and a second stringer of the second cable runway section;
- inserting a grounding clip into an inside of the first stringer and an inside of the second stringer, wherein the grounding clip contacts an inner wall of the first stringer and an inner wall of the second stringer, and wherein an aperture of the grounding clip is inserted through the bolt;
- placing a second channel of a second clamp over the first stringer and the second stringer, wherein an aperture of the second clamp is inserted through the bolt;
- and
- securing a fastener over an end of the bolt;
- wherein an electrical connection between the first cable runway section and the second cable runway section is established via the grounding clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.