Grounding attachment assembly
View Patent ↗An attachment assembly and method for attachment are provided. The attachment assembly includes a base having a shaft extending therefrom and a non-conductive compression member having a plurality of slots and configured to engage the shaft. The attachment assembly further includes a locking component configured to engage the shaft. The locking component has a plurality of resilient extensions configured to engage the plurality of slots of the compression member. The locking component is configured to compress the compression member in a tightened state and wherein the resilient extensions form a conductive path when in the tightened state.
1. An attachment assembly comprising:
a base having a shaft extending therefrom;
a non-conductive compression member having a plurality of slots and configured to engage the shaft; and
a locking component configured to engage the shaft, the locking component having a plurality of resilient extensions configured to engage the plurality of slots of the compression member, the locking component configured to compress the compression member in a tightened state and wherein the resilient extensions form a conductive path when in the tightened state and the base comprises a mounting portion having a plurality of recessed regions configured to receive therein a portion of the resilient extensions.
2. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the shaft comprises a slot along a longitudinal outer surface of the shaft.
3. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the locking component comprises tabs configured to engage indents of a mounting portion of the base.
4. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a clamp configured to engage the locking component and having an opening configured to be aligned with a slot of the shaft.
5. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the resilient extensions are configured in a non-tightened state to maintain the position of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.
6. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the resilient extensions are configured in a non-tightened state to resist backward movement of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.
7. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the non-conductive compression member comprises an elastomer.
8. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the compression member is configured to overlap a panel to which the base is to be attached in the tightened state.
9. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the base comprises a mounting portion having a plurality of recessed regions and wherein the plurality of slots of the non-conductive compression member are configured in combination with the plurality of recessed portions to form openings to receive therein a lower portion of the plurality of resilient extensions.
10. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the plurality of resilient extensions comprise a ninety degree bend to define a surface for engagement to a panel to which the base is to be attached when in a non-tightened state.
11. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the base further comprises a post configured to resist rotation of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.
12. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the resilient extensions are configured to resist a force applied to the non-conductive compression member.
13. An attachment assembly comprising:
a base having a shaft extending therefrom;
a non-conductive compression member having a plurality of slots and configured to engage the shaft;
a locking component configured to engage the shaft, the locking component having a plurality of resilient extensions configured to engage the plurality of slots of the compression member, the locking component configured to compress the compression member in a tightened state and wherein the resilient extensions form a conductive path when in the tightened state and
wherein the shaft comprises a slot and the non-conductive compression member comprises a flange configured to engage the slot.
14. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 13 wherein the resilient extensions are configured in a non-tightened state to maintain the position of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.
15. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 13 wherein the non-conductive compression member is configured to overlap a panel to which the base is to be attached in the tightened state.
16. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 13 wherein the resilient extensions are configured in a non-tightened state to resist backward movement of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.
17. An attachment assembly comprising:
a base having a shaft extending therefrom;
a non-conductive compression member having a plurality of slots and configured to engage the shaft;
a locking component configured to engage the shaft, the locking component having a plurality of resilient extensions configured to engage the plurality of slots of the compression member, the locking component configured to compress the compression member in a tightened state and wherein the resilient extensions form a conductive path when in the tightened state; and
a clamp configured to engage the locking component and having an internal tab configured to be aligned with a slot of the shaft.
18. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 17 wherein the resilient extensions are configured in a non-tightened state to maintain the position of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.
19. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 17 wherein the non-conductive compression member is configured to overlap a panel to which the base is to be attached in the tightened state.
20. An attachment assembly in accordance with claim 17 wherein the resilient extensions are configured in a non-tightened state to resist backward movement of the base relative to a panel to which the base is to be attached.