Back to results
US 4,784,621 AGranted
Wire connector
OwnerWilliam T. Auclairinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A wire connector for ground wires employs a pair of jaw members adapted for clamping to an I-beam. A head assembly includes a threaded shaft for securing the jaw members in clamped relationship. A bifurcated slot extends through the head assembly. The slot is selectively dimensioned to receive a ground wire which is secured in fixed position by a set screw.
Claims14
A wire connector comprising:
- clamp means comprising a pair of cooperative jaw members for clamping an object in clamped relationship between said jaw members;
- clamp securement means comprising a shaft threaded to one of said jaw members and a head assembly fixed to said shaft and engageable against said other jaw member for securing said jaw members in clamped relationship;
- slot defining means in fixed relationship with said clamp securement means for defining a bifurcated slot having an enlarged first section having a first pre-established diameter and a contiguous reduced second section having a second pre-established diameter and at least partially defined by a closed end generally diametrically opposite the enlarged first section, said second diameter being less than said first diameter;
- and
- wire securement means positionable in said slot for engaging against a wire received in said slot to securably connect said wire in fixed position therein wherein a wire having a diameter between said first and second pre-established diameters is securable in said enlarged section and a wire having a diameter less than said second pre-established diameter is securable in said reduced section whereby said connector defines an electrically conductive path which extends between said wire and said object.
2 more elements
A wire connector comprising:
- clamp means comprising a pair of coorperative jaw members each having opposing arrays of gripping structures for clamping an object in clamped relationship between said jaw members;
- clamp securement means threadably positionable in one jaw member and engageable against the other jaw member for securing said jaw members in clamped relationship;
- a head assembly mounted to said clamp means comprising slot defining means for defining a bifurcated slot having an enlarged first section having a first pre-established diameter and a contiguous diametral reduced second section having a second pre-established diameter and at least partially defined by a closed end generally diametrically opposite the enlarged first section, said second diameter being less than said first diameter;
- and
- a set screw threaded to said head assembly and comprising an engagement end positionable in said slot for engaging against a wire received in said slot to securably connect said wire in fixed position therein wherein a wire having a diameter between said first and second pre-established diameters is securable in said enlarged section and a wire having a diameter less than said second pre-established diameter is securable in said reduced section.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.