Grounding bracket for electrical equipment enclosure
AssigneeMarconi Communications, Inc.
InventorMatthew Leschinger
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Abstract
A grounding bracket for use in an electrical equipment pedestal is structured from stamped and formed sheet metal member having a generally U-shaped portion with two opposed ends. A pair of mounting ears extend laterally, each from an end of the U-shaped portion. A support portion extends laterally from a bight portion of the U-shaped portion and a bar extends at an angle from the support portion so as to be offset from the U-shaped portion and to lie in a plane which is substantially parallel to a plane containing the ears. By this arrangement, the bracket can be readily bolted to a universal mounting plate and provide for single-point grounding connections either to the front or rear of the bracket.
Claims5
A grounding bracket for terminating cables in an electrical equipment enclosure comprising:
- a stamped and formed unitary metal member having a generally U-shaped portion with two opposed ends defining a central bight portion having an upper edge;
- a first mounting ear extending laterally from a first end of the two opposed ends of the U-shaped portion and a second mounting ear extending laterally from a second end of the two opposed ends of the U-shaped portion;
- a support portion extending laterally from the upper edge of the bight portion of the U-shaped portion;
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- a bar portion extending upwardly at an angle from the support portion so as to be offset from the U-shaped portion and to lie in a plane which is substantially parallel to a plane containing the first and second mounting ears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.