Electrical connector for transmission line insulators
OwnerAlbert W. Beattyinventor
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Abstract
An electrically conductive clip is disclosed herein which provides an electrical path between the metal components of transmission line insulators. The clip is a U-shaped, resilient, electrically-conductive member having two arms which form an inner passage way. The clip has at least one sharp contact finger extending in a first direction on one side of the central plane of the member and at least two protrusions extending in a second direction on the other side of this central plane. At least one of the protrusions has a sharp extremity of sufficient hardness to penetrate corrosive and insulative formations which form on the metallic components. The presence of the clip reduces radio and television interference caused by electrical arcing.
Claims13
An electrically conductive clip for providing an electrical path between metal components of transmission line insulators, said clip comprising:
- a resilient, electrically conductive member comprising a U-shaped sheet deformed from its central plane so that it extends outwardly in both directions from its central plane and having two arms forming an inner passage way, said member having at least one sharp contact finger protruding outwardly away from said plane in a first direction and at least two protrusions extending outwardly away from said plane in the opposite direction, at least one of said protrusions having a sharp extremity with sufficient hardness to penetrate corrosive and insulative formations on the metallic components.
The clip of clam 1 wherein each of said protrusions is a "V" shaped angled point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.