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US 5,292,264 AGranted
Earthing stud
AssigneeEmhart Inc.
InventorEkhard Blank
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Abstract
An earthing stud for use as a weld stud for the application of a cable-retaining terminal with cable holder having a base part with non-circular boundary and a cooperating plastic part having a lower portion with an internal boundary matching the external boundary of the base part and an upper portion provided with recesses for receiving the cable holder.
Claims4
An earthing connection mount for use in connecting an earthing cable to an automobile body comprising
- a stud adapted to be welded to an automobile body part, said stud including a non-circular base and an elongated threaded part;
- a plastic part including an end wall having an aperture, said aperture being shaped and sized to be fitted over said base for non-rotatable engagement therewith;
- said plastic part including a generally cylindrical portion surrounding said threaded part and spaced therefrom to allow mounting of an electric connector and a nut on said threaded part;
- said plastic part further including recesses through said cylindrical portion for receiving at any one of said recesses, a radially extending connection to the earth cable;
- the width of said recesses corresponding approximately to the width of the connection extending therethrough to minimize rotation of the connector on said stud.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.