USA as Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Nicholas F Schade

David S Dixon

The present invention relates to a grounding ring which may be used in grd adapters. The grounding ring has a structure resembling a miniature box girder with an irregular hexagonal cross section and is bent into a toroidal configuration. The grounding ring is characterized by increased wall areas for establishing electrical contact between a surface of a conductor and a surface of a stuffing tube, grounding conduit, or shield grounding fitting. The grounding ring provides improved EM performance and better capacitive coupling.

Grounding ring for ground adapters

An electromagnetically shielded connector assembly that enables connection rom any one of conduit and cable to any one of conduit, cable and ground plane irrespective of the particular sizes of the members to be connected.

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Oakdale, CT, United States of America

Nicholas F Schade