IP Library Granted Patent US 7,591,696
Granted Patent B1
US 7,591,696 · App. 12/123,011 · Granted Sep 22, 2009

Ground bonding strap

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Patent No.
US 7,591,696
App. No.
12/123,011
Granted
Sep 22, 2009
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for a ground bonding strap. The ground bonding strap includes a length of cable. The ground bonding strap includes multiple connectors disposed at intervals along the length of the cable. The multiple connectors being flattened in the cable and defining a pair of receptacles. The pair of receptacles are separated by an indentation.

Claims (29)

1. A ground bonding strap, comprising:

a length of cable; and

a plurality of connectors disposed at intervals along the length of the cable, each of the plurality of connectors being flattened in the cable and defining two receptacles, wherein each of two receptacles are adjacent to and separated by an indentation.

2. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , wherein the cable is a braided cable.

3. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , wherein the intervals are six inches.

4. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , wherein the cable is cut to length at one or more of the indentations.

5. The ground bonding strap of claim 4 , wherein the cut cable includes one or more connectors that are not separated at the indentation.

6. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , wherein the receptacles are seven millimeter diameter through holes.

7. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , wherein the indentation is indentations disposed on both sides of each of the plurality of connectors separating the pair of receptacles.

8. The ground bonding strap of claim 3 , wherein the ground bonding strap is wrapped around a spool.

9. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , wherein the cable is a six millimeter diameter braided cable used for grounding telecommunications elements.

10. The ground bonding strap of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plastic cover slidably mounted over the length of cable.

11. A method for using a ground bonding strap, comprising:

determining one or more segments of a length of a ground bonding strap required to form a ground bonding strap for grounding an electrical connection;

cutting the one or more segments at one or more indentations separating a pair of connectors to form the ground bonding strap from the length of ground bonding strap, the pair of connectors each being located adjacent to one of the one or more indentations, and the ground bonding strap includes one of the pair of connectors at each end; and

grounding the one of the pair of connectors at each end of the ground bonding strap.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the determining is made based on requirements of the communications projects, the indentation being disposed perpendicular to a length of the ground bonding strap, the indentation being triangularly shaped.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the pair of connectors include a pair of through holes utilized to complete the electrical connection through the ground bonding strap.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the ground bonding strap includes one or more pairs of connectors that are not separated at an indentation.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the grounding further comprises:

connecting electrical components to the one of the pair of connectors at each end of the ground bonding strap for electrical connectivity.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indentation is positioned between the pair of receptacles for a user to cut the cable.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of connectors defines a pair of connectors adjacently located, wherein the indentation is disposed on opposite sides of the cable, and wherein the indentation is disposed perpendicular to the length of the cable.

18. A ground bonding strap, comprising:

a length of braided cable; and

a plurality of paired connectors disposed at intervals along the length of the braided cable, each of the paired connectors being flattened in the braided cable, each of the paired connectors defines a pair of through holes, the through hole being separated by indentations on both sides of the paired conductors, and the indentations being disposed perpendicular to the length of the braided cable for separating the pair of connectors.

19. The ground bonding strap of claim 18 , wherein the indentation is triangularly shaped.

20. The ground bonding strap of claim 18 , wherein the paired connectors are formed from portions of the braided cable.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 24, 2021
From: EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
To: CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC
Reel/Frame 057598/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2008
From: MUNN, MATTHEW AARON; KLAMM, DOUG
To: EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 021002/0636 →