The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1985
Filed:
May. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carl R Greer, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 339 / ; 29256 ; 29432 ;
Abstract
An electrical ground connection arrangement and method between two metal elements wherein a first metal element has an aperture with a tab extending from the aperture periphery and the second metal element has an aperture and a slot radially outwardly of the aperture to receive the tab of the first metal part. An externally threaded metal fastener is passed through the first and second metal element apertures which fastener bends the tab and scores it so that there is metal-to-metal contact between the fastener and the tab and second metal element.