Grounding Cross Connectors
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorJulie M. Love
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Abstract
Various implementations of grounding cross connectors are disclosed. The grounding cross connectors may be used to clamp together two or more, often perpendicular, conductors. In some implementations, a grounding cross connector includes an upper clamping pad and a lower clamping pad held together by a pair of threaded fasteners. A pair of perpendicular conductors may be placed in between the clamping pads and secured together by torquing nuts on the threaded fasteners. The upper clamping pad may include a hook through which one of the threaded fasteners may pass, thereby allowing the upper clamping to rotate relative to the lower clamping pad.
Claims14
A grounding cross connector, comprising:
- an upper clamping pad having perpendicular grooves configured to hold a set of grounding conductors;
- a lower clamping pad having perpendicular grooves configured to hold the set of grounding conductors;
- and
- first and second threaded fasteners configured to compress the upper clamping pad and the lower clamping pad against the set of grounding conductors.
A grounding cross connector, comprising:
- a main clamping pad having first and second threaded posts and perpendicular grooves configured to hold a set of grounding conductors;
- a left clamping pad configured to clamp one of the set of grounding connectors between the left clamping pad and the main clamping pad;
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- a right clamping pad configured to clamp another of the set of grounding connectors between the right clamping pad and the main clamping pad.
A method of installing a grounding cross connector, the method comprising:
- inserting a first grounding conductor of a set of grounding conductors in one of a pair of perpendicular grooves in a lower clamping pad;
- inserting a second grounding conductor in one of a pair of perpendicular grooves in an upper clamping pad;
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- tightening first and second threaded fasteners to compress the upper clamping pad and the lower clamping pad against the set of grounding conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.