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Electrical grounding connector with compression conductor connector

Details

Inventors: Zwit, Andrew T.;
Assignee: Framatome Connectors USA, Inc. (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Paumen; Gary
Assistant Examiner: Gilman; Alexander
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Perman & Green, LLP

An electrical grounding connector for connecting a conductor to a pipe. The connector comprises a band and an electrical compression connector. The band wraps around the pipe and has two ends that form an outwardly extending stem. The compression connector has two apertures. The compression connector is mounted to the band with the stem in a first one of the apertures. A conductor is received in the second aperture. The compression connector is compressed onto the stem and the conductor at the same time.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical grounding connector for connecting a conductor to a pipe is provided comprising a band and an electrical compression connector.
The band is comprised of electrically conductive material adapted to wrap around the pipe.
The band has two end sections that form an outward extending stem for the band.
The electrical compression connector has at least two receiving apertures.
A first one of the receiving apertures receives the stem therein for connecting the two end sections of the band to each other.
A second one of the receiving apertures receives the conductor therein.
The compression connector is compressed to fixedly attach the compression connector to the conductor and to the stem at the same time.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, an electrical grounding connector is provided comprising a band and a one-piece electrical compression connector.
The band is comprised of electrically conductive material having at least two band sections.
The band sections are connectable to each other in series for wrapping around a first electrical conductor.
The at least two band sections have mating stem halves that form a compression connector mounting section.
The one-piece electrical compression connector is attached to the compression connector mounting section of the band to attach the stem halves to each other.
The compression connector has an area for receiving a second electrical conductor.
The compression connector can be compression onto the compression connector mounting section and onto the second electrical conductor at the same time.
In accordance with one method of the present invention, a method of attaching a first electrical conductor to a second electrical conductor is provided comprising steps of connecting first ends of two half band strips to each other and placing the strips around the first conductor; placing a one piece electrical compression connector on a stem formed by second ends of the strips; placing the second electrical conductor in a receiving area of the compression connector; and crimping the compression connector onto the stem and onto the second conductor

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