Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Combined
Patent
1991-09-04
1992-11-17
Nimmo, Morris H.
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Combined
174 78, 174 84C, 439879, H01R 418
Patent
active
051645459
ABSTRACT:
A grounding connector for interconnecting a ground wire with a pipe in a one-piece stamped and formed member (10) which includes an outer section having diverging walls (14,16) extending from a base section (12) to form a V-shaped channel (18), upper sections (20,22) of the walls (termed outer walls) being crimpable toward each other and locked in a vertical orientation when applied to the pipe (70) and wire (68). An inner section (30) extends integrally from the top (24) of one outer wall (20) and is latchable to the top (24) of the other outer wall (22), and includes a pair of inner walls (36,40) joined by a central arcuate portion (38) crossing the top of the U-shaped channel (18). When the outer and inner walls (20,36;22,40) are crimped to a vertical orientation and locked, the rotated inner walls (36,40) urge the central portion (38) downwardly against the large diameter pipe (70) which in turn engages upper edges (64) of a pair of insert tabs (52,54) partially rotating them to urge other tab edges (62) under spring bias against the ground wire (68) in the V-shaped channel (18) below the insert tabs (52,54). The insert tab edges (62,64) penetrate corrosion on the surface of the pipe (70) and ground wire (68) to establish a ground connection having stored energy from the spring bias.
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Adcock Marty E.
Kreinberg Earl R.
AMP Incorporated
Ness Anton P.
Nimmo Morris H.
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