Bonding block with rotatable compression ground contact
US10116068B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/646
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bonding block has a block body configured to be secured to a structure, a threaded hole extending in an axial direction, and a ground wire channel extending through the threaded hole in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The bonding block also has a screw assembly having a screw and a contacting element having a substantially flat first contact surface. The contacting element is rotatable relative to the screw such that the contacting element traverses axially without rotating while the screw is tightened in the threaded hole. The block body has a substantially flat second contact surface positioned at a bottom of the threaded hole and the ground wire channel. The screw assembly compresses a ground wire extending through the ground wire channel between the first contact surface and the second contact surface as the screw is tightened in the threaded hole.
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