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US 4,375,307 AGranted
Grounding receptacle with low resistance ground
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorBrian E. Rock
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Abstract
A grounding receptacle is provided with a low resistance grounding path. Low resistance is achieved at an interface between grounding contact and a steel grounding strap by including a surface treatment and surface coating of deposited tin metal.
Claims4
A receptacle comprising an insulating body containing current carrying contacts, a mounting strap mounted about said insulating housing, a grounding contact mounted to the mounting strap, said grounding contact being coated with a relatively thick coat of tin metal;
- and said contact being riveted to said mounting strap after being tin-coated or indium-coated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.