Mechanical grounding clamp connecting grounding wire to grounding member using set screw
US10811792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6596
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanical grounding clamp includes a body, having an upper plate defining a threaded hole therethrough and having an outer surface, a lower plate spaced apart from the upper plate and having an inner surface, and a connecting plate connecting the upper plate to the lower plate; a set screw mateable with the threaded hole in the upper plate and having a proximate end and a distal end, the distal end extendable through the threaded hole of the upper plate and toward the inner surface of the lower plate. Optionally there is a cap defining a set screw hole therethrough and having an inner surface, the cap affixable to the outer surface of the upper plate with the set screw passing through the set screw hole, and a nut securing the cap to the upper plate.
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