Busbar for Bonding Connections
AssigneeERICO International Corporation
InventorsAndrew Ritosa, Derek Gregg, Steve Szczencinski
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Abstract
A busbar is provided for attaching a conductor to a support structure. The busbar can include a base wall and first and second side walls extending away from the base wall. A first flap can extend at an angle from the first side wall towards the second side wall and a second flap can extend at an angle from the second side wall towards the first side wall.
Claims20
A busbar assembly comprising:
- a support structure with a rounded surface;
- and
- a busbar that includes:
- a base wall having a first end and a second end;
- a first side wall extending away from the first end of the base wall;
- a second side wall extending away from the second end of the base wall;
- a first flap extending from the first side wall towards the second side wall and the base wall;
- and
- a second flap extending from the second side wall towards the first side wall and the base wall;
- distal ends of the first and second flap defining a gap therebetween;
- and
- the busbar being secured to the support structure with the first and second flaps seated against the rounded surface and the gap extending along the rounded surface.
A busbar for selective attachment to any of a plurality of round support structures with respective rounded surfaces, in order to selectively secure bonding connections relative to the round support structures, the busbar comprising:
- a single-piece body including:
- a base wall;
- first and second side walls extending from opposite ends of the base wall;
- a first flap extending at a first angle from the first side wall opposite the base wall;
- a second flap extending at a second angle from the second side wall opposite the base wall;
- the single-piece body being configured to be secured to any one of the round support structures with the first and second flaps seated on the rounded surface of the round support structure and urged into the rounded surface by a clamp assembly.
A method of installing a busbar on a support structure, in order to selectively secure bonding connections relative to the support structure, the method comprising:
- orienting the busbar so that a first flap and a second flap of the busbar are adjacent to the support structure, with a base wall of the busbar disposed opposite the support structure from the first and second flaps and supported relative to the first and second flaps by a first side wall and a second side wall of the busbar that extend at respective angles from the first and second flaps, respectively;
- seating the first and second flaps on a rounded surface of the support structure, with a gap that is defined between distal ends of the first and second flaps extending along the rounded surface;
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- securing the busbar to the support structure with the first and second flaps seated on the rounded surface and the gap extending along the rounded surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.