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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Stephen D. Gherardini, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Christopher G. Daily, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Stephen D. Gherardini, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Christopher G. Daily, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A solar grounding connector for capturing a wire. The connector includes a base and a stuffer. The base is made from a conductive metal and includes a base plate. The base plate includes means for assembling the base to a solar panel. A pair of opposed sidewalls extend at an angle from the base plate, each sidewall including a slot of preselected size. The stuffer is pivotably mounted to the base. The stuffer includes a top surface, and a pair of opposed sidewalls extending from the stuffer top surface toward the base plate. Each stuffer sidewall has a slot corresponding to the slot in the base sidewall, each opposed stuffer sidewall being adjacent to a base sidewall when engaged. The slot in the stuffer sidewalls urge a wire against the corresponding slots in the base sidewalls, exerting a force on the wire sufficient to establish electrical contact between the wire and the base. The grounding connector also includes means for fastening the stuffer with respect to the base. The solar grounding connector is attached to a solar panel frame, while the wire has one end connected to ground.