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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James H Todd, Jr, Concord, NC (US);
Assignee:
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439107 ;
Abstract
A wiring device such as a receptacle is adapted to be mounted to a wall box and includes a spring wire to ensure a satisfactory ground connection between the device, the wall box, and the screws which mount the device to the wall box. The wiring device includes a spring wire extending across the screw receiving aperture in the mounting strap of the device. The spring wire is retained in openings in a pair of attachment members adjacent the screw receiving aperture.