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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Thomas & Betts International Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Larry N. Siebens, Asbury, NJ (US);
Carlos H. Hernandez, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts International LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/64 (2006.01); H01R 4/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/648 (2006.01); H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/56 (2006.01); H01R 13/447 (2006.01); H01R 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/66 (2013.01); H01R 4/18 (2013.01); H01R 4/56 (2013.01); H01R 4/646 (2013.01); H01R 13/447 (2013.01); H01R 13/648 (2013.01); H01R 31/02 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A permanent ground point for a splicing connector is provided. The ground point is comprised of a ground rod that is permanently attached to a port on the splicing connector. A grounding clamp may then be attached to the ground point after the system is de-energized in order to provide a safe connection to system ground.