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US 8,341,822 B2Granted
Ground connector
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsMichael Rzasa, Peter M. Wason
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Abstract
A ground connector including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a pusher on the first member. The second member includes a stepped surface configured to be engaged by the pusher to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members. The second section is movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.
Claims18
A method comprising;
- connecting a first section of a ground connector to a pedestal, wherein the first section comprises a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a screw on the first member, wherein the second member comprises teeth, and wherein one of the teeth is engaged by an end tip of the screw to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members;
- and
- positioning a second section on the threaded post to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.
A method comprising:
- connecting a first section of a ground connector to a pedestal, wherein the first section comprises:
- a first member,
- a second member movably connected to the first member, and
- a fastener on the first member, wherein the fastener engages the second member to clamp the first and second members together around the pedestal;
- and
- positioning a second section on the first member to directly contact and clamp an electrical ground conductor between the first and second sections,
- wherein positioning the second section on the first member comprises the second section being positioned on a post of the first member.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a first section of a ground connector to a pedestal, wherein the first section comprises:
- a first member,
- a second member movably connected to the first member, and
- a fastener on the first member, wherein the fastener engages the second member to clamp the first and second members together around the pedestal;
- and
- positioning a second section on the first member to directly contact and clamp an electrical ground conductor between the first and second sections,
- wherein positioning the second section on the first member comprises the electrical ground conductor being located into a first groove on an outer facing surface of the first member and a second groove on an inner facing surface of the second member.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a first section of a ground connector to a pedestal, wherein the first section comprises:
- a first member, and
- a clamping system comprising a screw rotatably connected to the first member, wherein the screw has an end tip which applies a compression force to assist in clamping the first section against opposite sides of the pedestal;
- and
- positioning a second section of the ground connector on the first member to contact and clamp an electrical ground conductor directly between the first and second sections,
- wherein the first member comprises a post, and wherein positioning the second section on the first member comprises locating the second section on the post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.