Raised floor system grounding
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsRodd R Ruland, Jerry L. Heckman
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Abstract
A raised floor pedestal including a base configured to sit on a floor; and a post extending up from the base. The post includes a metal member having a general tube shape. A top of the post forms a support surface configured to support a portion of a raised floor system thereon. A side of the post includes an integrally formed ground conductor connector piece extending therefrom. The ground conductor connector piece is configured to have an electrical ground conductor connected directly thereto.
Claims17
A raised floor pedestal comprising:
- a base configured to sit on a floor;
- and
- a post extending up from the base, wherein the post comprises a metal member having a general tube shape, wherein a top of the post forms a support surface configured to support a portion of a raised floor system thereon, wherein a side of the post comprises an integrally formed ground conductor connector piece extending therefrom, and wherein the ground conductor connector piece is configured to have an electrical ground conductor electrically connected directly thereto, wherein the connector piece comprises a clip extending from the side of the post.
A raised floor pedestal comprising:
- a base configured to sit on a floor;
- and
- a post extending up from the base, wherein the post comprises a metal member having a general tube shape, wherein a top of the post forms a support surface configured to support a portion of a raised floor system thereon, wherein a side of the post comprises an integrally formed ground conductor connector piece extending therefrom, and wherein the ground conductor connector piece is configured to have an electrical ground conductor electrically connected directly thereto,
- wherein the connector piece comprises an outwardly stamped portion of the metal member.
A raised floor system comprising:
- a plurality of pedestals, wherein each of the pedestals comprise a base configured to sit on a floor and a post extending up from the base, wherein the post comprises an electrical ground conductor connector, wherein the electrical ground conductor connector extends from a side of the post and is integrally formed with the post and
- configured to have an electrical ground conductor electrically connected directly thereto;
- and
- floor panels supported on top of the pedestals by the posts,
- wherein the integrally formed piece is a clip.
A raised floor system comprising:
- a plurality of pedestals, wherein each of the pedestals comprise a base configured to sit on a floor and a post extending up from the base, wherein the post comprises an electrical ground conductor connector, wherein the electrical ground conductor connector extends from a side of the post and is integrally formed with the post and configured to have an electrical ground conductor electrically connected directly thereto;
- and
- floor panels supported on top of the pedestals by the posts,
- wherein the posts each comprise a metal member having a general tube shape, and wherein the integrally formed piece comprises an outwardly stamped portion of a metal member which forms the post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.