Clamping assembly for attaching a grounding conductor to a pipe having a protective coating
US10008785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clamping assembly for attaching a grounding conductor to a pipe having a protective coating includes an elongate conductive strap and a clamp. The conductive strap is sufficiently long to circumferentially surround the pipe and has longitudinally spaced sharp projections that are sufficient to penetrate the protective coating around the pipe to make an electrical coupling between the strap and a conductive part of the pipe beneath the protective coating. The clamp is coupled to the grounding conductor and clamps the conductive strap to the pipe at a tension sufficient to maintain an electrical connection between the conductive part of the pipe and the grounding conductor without the need for any welding of the grounding conductor to the pipe and without the need for any stripping of the protective coating from the pipe.
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