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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
David K. Osenga, Independence, KY (US);
Robert G. Bucciferro, Shorewood, IL (US);
Assignee:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/186 (2013.01); H01R 4/646 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grounding connector has a body including a first side, a second side, and a mid-section extending therebetween, with an opening extending through the body from the first side to the second side. The body of the grounding connector includes a lock joint configured to join the grounding connector with a second grounding connector, with the lock joint including a recess inset into the mid-section of the body and a protrusion adjacent the recess extending from the mid-section.