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US 7,686,625 B1Granted
Grounding clip
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsJacob M. Dyer, Matthew Edward Mostoller
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a grounding clip which can provide an electrical connection between a ground wire, a first panel and a second panel. The grounding clip has a wire terminating section for terminating a grounding wire thereto, a first panel receiving portion for terminating a first panel therein, and a second panel receiving portion for terminating a second panel therein.
Claims18
A grounding clip comprising:
- a wire terminating section for terminating a grounding wire thereto;
- a first panel receiving portion for terminating a first panel therein, the first panel receiving portion having tines which are inclined inwardly into the first panel receiving portion;
- a second panel receiving portion for terminating a second panel therein;
- wherein the wire terminating section, the first panel receiving portion and the second panel receiving portion conduct current thereacross to provide grounding between components electrically connected thereto.
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A grounding clip comprising:
- a wire terminating section for terminating a grounding wire thereto;
- a first panel receiving portion for terminating a first panel therein, the first panel receiving portion having a first outside wall and an oppositely facing inside wall, the outside wall and the inside wall extending from a first bight portion;
- a second panel receiving portion for terminating a second panel therein, the second panel receiving portion having a second outside wall and the oppositely facing inside wall, the second outside wall and the inside wall extending from a second bight portion;
- the first bight portion extending from a first edge of the inside wall and the second bight portion extending from an oppositely facing second edge of the inside wall;
- wherein the wire terminating section, the first panel receiving portion and the second panel receiving portion conduct current thereacross to provide grounding between components electrically connected thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.