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US 7,803,001 B2Granted
Ground connector
AssigneeBurndy Technology LLC
InventorPeter M. Wason
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Abstract
A ground connector including a frame and a U-bolt. The frame has a first conductor contact surface and a second conductor contact surface. The first and second conductor contact surfaces are angled relative to each other. The U-bolt has ends configured to extend through portions of the frame. The U-bolt and the frame are configured to directly contact and clamp a member therebetween.
Claims17
A ground connector comprising:
- a frame having a first electrical conductor contact surface comprising a first recess adapted to receive a portion of a first electrical ground conductor and a second electrical conductor contact surface comprising a second recess adapted to receive a portion of a second electrical ground conductor, wherein the first and second conductor contact surfaces are angled relative to each other;
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- a U-bolt having ends configured to extend through portions of the frame, wherein the U-bolt and the frame are configured to directly contact and clamp a member therebetween.
A ground connector comprising:
- a frame having a first conductor contact surface and a second conductor contact surface, wherein the first and second conductor contact surfaces are substantially orthogonal to each other, wherein the frame has a general right angle shape with the first and second conductor contact surfaces located on respective first and second outer sides of the general right angle shape, and wherein an inner side of the general right angle shape is configured to contact another member when the frame is clamped against the member;
- a first jaw located opposite the first outer side;
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- a second jaw located opposite the second outer side,
- wherein the conductor contact surfaces of the frame and/or the jaws comprise a recess adapted to receive at least one electrical ground conductor, wherein the first and second jaws are configured to clamp the at least one conductor against at least one of the outer sides of the frame in the recess(s).
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A method comprising:
- clamping an electrical ground connector frame to a member with a U-bolt, wherein the frame directly contacts the member;
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- clamping an electrical conductor against the frame by either a first clamp located opposite a first outwardly facing side of the frame or a second clamp located opposite a second outwardly facing side of the frame, wherein the first and second clamps are connected to the frame by opposite legs of the U-bolt, and wherein the first and second sides are generally orthogonal to each other.
A method comprising:
- forming a frame having a general V shape with two legs which are angled relative to each other, wherein an inner side of the general V shape is configured to contact another member when the frame is clamped against the member;
- providing a U-bolt, wherein opposite legs of the U-bolt are configured to pass through respective ones of the legs of the frame such that the U-bolt and the frame are configured to clamp the member therebetween;
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- providing first and second clamps configured to be connected to respective ones of the legs of the frame by the opposite legs of the U-bolt, wherein the frame and the first clamp are configured to directly contact and clamp an electrical ground conductor between an outward facing surface of a first one of the legs of the frame and the first clamp, and wherein the frame and the second clamp are configured directly contact and clamp an electrical ground conductor between an outward facing surface of a second one of the legs of the frame and the second clamp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.