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US 5,342,209 AGranted
Connector strip assembly with ground connection
AssigneePorta Systems Corp.
InventorsWilliam V. Carney, Michael Fasano
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Abstract
A grounding arrangement for connector strips which are mounted across the edges of parallel rails. A ground element is connected to the ground system inside the connector strip and extends though the back of the strip to a connector clip. The connector clip is engaged with a flange which extends out from one of the rails.
Claims12
A connector strip assembly comprising at least one connector strip made up of an elongated insulative block containing a plurality of closely spaced connectors and a ground strip extending inside said block,
- a mounting structure on which said connector strip is mounted, said mounting structure comprising a pair of spaced apart, elongated rails, said connector strip extending across and being removably mounted on the upper edges of said rails,
- at least one of said rails being electrically conductive and having a flange extending out from said rail behind said connector strip, and
- an electrically conductive clip mounted on the bottom of said connector strip and connected to said ground strip inside said connector strip, said clip being positioned on said connector strip such that it engages and makes electrical contact with said flange when said connector strip is mounted on said rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.