Grounding mat
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorMarvin D. McKelvy
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Abstract
A grounding mat for connection to a power source, having a sheet including an outer perimeter and a central area. The outer perimeter surrounds the central area. A single continuous conductive member is attached to the sheet, the continuous conductive member having two unitary portions. The one portion is disposed in the central area of the sheet in a grid pattern, and the other portion is disposed in the outer perimeter of the sheet in a border pattern surrounding the one portion. The continuous conductive member has a connection end portion for electrical connection to the power source.
Claims23
A grounding mat for connection to a power source, comprising:
- a sheet including an outer perimeter defined along at least a first side of said sheet and a central area, said outer perimeter surrounding said central area;
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- only a single continuous conductive member attached to said sheet, said continuous conductive member having unitary first and second portions, said first portion being disposed in said central area of said sheet in a grid pattern, and said second portion being disposed in said outer perimeter of said sheet in a border pattern surrounding said first portion, said first and second portions being in contact along said first side of said sheet, and said continuous conductive member having a first connection end portion for electrical connection to the power source.
A grounding mat connected to a power source, comprising:
- a sheet including an outer perimeter defined along at least a first side of said sheet and a central area, said outer perimeter surrounding said central area;
- only a single continuous conductive member attached to said sheet, said continuous conductive member having unitary first and second portions, said first portion being disposed in said central area of said sheet in a grid pattern, and said second portion being disposed in said outer perimeter of said sheet in a border pattern surrounding said first portion, said first and second portions being in contact along said first side of said sheet, and said continuous conductive member having a first connection end portion;
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- a power source electrically connected to said first connection end portion of said continuous conductive member.
A grounding mat connected to a power source, comprising:
- a sheet including a central area, an outer perimeter surrounding said central area, and first and second sides meeting at a first corner;
- only a single continuous conductive member having,
- unitary first and second portions, said first portion being disposed in said central area of said sheet in a grid pattern, said grid pattern being defined by unitary first and second series of rows with said second series of rows overlapping said first series of rows at substantially ninety degree angles, and said second portion being disposed in said outer perimeter of said sheet in a border pattern, said border pattern being defined by a perimeter surrounding said grid pattern of said first portion, and said first and second portions being in contact along said first and second sides, and a first connection end portion extending beyond said outer perimeter proximate said first corner of said sheet;
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- a power source electrically connected to said first connection end portion of said continuous conductive member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.