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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew Thomas Pernot, Kirkville, NY (US);
Joseph Edward Platt, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Eric Perry Cheney, Marcellus, NY (US);
Andrew F. Scarlata, West Monroe, NY (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a conduit coupler including a hub and a lock nut that thread on the hub. In one example, the lock nut includes a ground connection location including a linear wire retention slot. The ground wire can be retained in the linear wire retention slot by a grounding bracket secured at the ground connection location by a grounding screw. The grounding bracket can be captive relative to the grounding screw. The grounding bracket can include integrated spring washer functionality. The ground connection location can be provided on a tower of the lock nut.