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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1991
Earl R Kreinberg, Peoria, AZ (US);
Marty E Adcock, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A grounding connector for interconnecting a ground wire with a pipe in a one-piece stamped and formed member (10) which includes an outer section having diverging walls (14,16) extending from a base section (12) to form a V-shaped channel (18), upper sections (20,22) of the walls (termed outer walls) being crimpable toward each other and locked in a vertical orientation when applied to the pipe (70) and wire (68). An inner section (30) extends integrally from the top (24) of one outer wall (20) and is latchable to the top (24) of the other outer wall (22), and includes a pair of inner walls (36,40) joined by a central arcuate portion (38) crossing the top of the U-shaped channel (18). When the outer and inner walls (20,36;22,40) are crimped to a vertical orientation and locked, the rotated inner walls (36,40) urge the central portion (38) downwardly against the large diameter pipe (70) which in turn engages upper edges (64) of a pair of insert tabs (52,54) partially rotating them to urge other tab edges (62) under spring bias against the ground wire (68) in the V-shaped channel (18) below the insert tabs (52,54). The insert tab edges (62,64) penetrate corrosion on the surface of the pipe (70) and ground wire (68) to establish a ground connection having stored energy from the spring bias.