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Patent No.:

US 9337553 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2014

Grounding rod for sacrificial appendage

Applicant:

Thomas & Betts International Llc, Wilmington, DE;

Inventors:

Larry N. Siebens, Asbury, NJ (US);

Carlos H. Hernandez, Germantown, TN (US);

Assignee:

Thomas & Betts International LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Hoffman & Baron, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jean F Duverne

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 27/00 (2006.01); H01R 4/28 (2006.01); H01R 13/42 (2006.01); H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/53 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01); H02G 15/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/28 (2013.01); H01R 4/18 (2013.01); H01R 4/64 (2013.01); H01R 13/42 (2013.01); H01R 13/53 (2013.01); H01R 43/002 (2013.01); H02G 15/064 (2013.01);
Abstract

A grounding rod for a sacrificial appendage of an electrical cable connector, such as a splicing connector for joining two or more electrical cables, is provided. The sacrificial appendage is comprised of a feature for enabling personnel to ensure that the connector is de-energized, and once this is confirmed, the sacrificial appendage may be removed and replaced with a ground rod to which a grounding device can be connected to ground the system.

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