Anti-rotation ground clip for faceplates
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsDennis J. Fitch, Eric T. Sexton, Girard Sidone
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Abstract
A face plate assembly includes a ground clip that is mounted to a face plate which is coupled to a circuit pack. The ground clip includes a base member, a contact surface and a free end. The ground clip is mounted to a flange provided on the faceplate. The flange includes a cutout, wherein the free end of the ground clip is received in the cutout for preventing rotation of the ground clip. The ground clip may include a first elbow connecting the base to the contact surface and a second elbow connecting the contact surface to the free end. A Z-bend may also be provided in the contact surface of ground clip.
Claims13
A face plate assembly comprising:
- a ground clip having a base member, a contact surface formed of sheet material, the sheet material being substantially flat to define a plane having a z-bend formed therein, and a free end;
- a circuit pack;
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- a face plate coupled to said circuit pack, said face plate having a flange for mounting said ground clip, said flange including a cutout, wherein said free end of said ground clip is received in said cutout for preventing rotation of said ground clip.
A ground clip for an electrical device comprising:
- a base member;
- a substantially planar contact surface formed of sheet material and having a Z-bend defined therein;
- a free end;
- a first elbow connecting said base to said contact surface;
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- a second elbow connecting said contact surface to said free end, said base member said first elbow, said contact surface, and said second elbow being serially connected, wherein the base member includes a first alignment tab.
A ground clip for an electrical device comprising:
- a base member;
- a substantially planar contact surface formed of sheet material and having a Z-bend defined therein;
- a free end;
- a first elbow connecting said base to said contact surface;
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- a second elbow connecting said contact surface to said free end, said base member said first elbow, said contact surface, and said second elbow being serially connected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.