Ground connector
View Patent ↗A ground connector including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first member with a threaded post, and a system including a screw configured to clamp the first section against opposite sides of a support. The second section is movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the support.
1. A ground connector comprising:
a first section comprising a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a worm drive on the first member, wherein the second member comprises teeth configured to be engaged by the worm drive to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members; and
a second section movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.
2. A ground connector as in claim 1 wherein the first member comprises a general V shaped member with an inner surface sized and shaped to directly contact the pedestal, and outer surfaces having conductor receiving grooves.
3. A ground connector as in claim 2 wherein the outer surfaces of the first member comprises two surfaces which are generally orthogonal to each other.
4. A ground connector as in claim 1 wherein the second section comprises a one piece member having a general V shape with two generally orthogonal sections and a through-hole between the two generally orthogonal sections, wherein the post extends through the through-hole.
5. A ground connector as in claim 4 wherein the two generally orthogonal sections have inward facing sides with conductor receiving grooves therealong.
6. A ground connector as in claim 4 further comprising a fastener on the post configured to press the one piece member towards the pedestal.
7. A ground connector as in claim 6 wherein the first member comprises a general V shaped member with an inner surface sized and shaped to directly contact the pedestal, and outer surfaces having conductor receiving grooves.
8. A ground connector as in claim 1 wherein the second member is a one piece member having a general curved shape with a first end pivotably connected to a first end of the first member, and a second end having the teeth thereon, and wherein the worm drive is rotatably connected to a second end of the first member.
9. A ground connector comprising:
a first section comprising a first member with a threaded post, and a system comprising a screw configured to clamp the first section against opposite sides of a support; and
a second section movably located on the threaded post and configured to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the support.
10. A ground connector as in claim 9 wherein the first member comprises a general V shaped member with an inner surface sized and shaped to directly contact the support, and outer surfaces having conductor receiving grooves.
11. A ground connector as in claim 10 wherein the outer surfaces of the first member comprise two surfaces which are generally orthogonal to each other.
12. A ground connector as in claim 9 wherein the second section comprises a one piece member having a general V shape with two generally orthogonal sections and a through-hole between the two generally orthogonal sections, wherein the post extends through the through-hole.
13. A ground connector as in claim 12 wherein the two generally orthogonal sections have inward facing sides with conductor receiving grooves therealong.
14. A ground connector as in claim 12 further comprising a fastener on the post configured to directly press the one piece member towards the support.
15. A ground connector as in claim 14 wherein the first member comprises a general V shaped member with an inner surface sized and shaped to directly contact the support, and outer surfaces having conductor receiving grooves.
16. A ground connector as in claim 9 wherein the first section comprises a one piece second member having a general curved shape with a first end pivotably connected to a first end of the first member, and a second end having teeth thereon, and wherein the screw is rotatably connected to a second end of the first member such that threads of the screw engage the teeth.
17. A ground connector as in claim 9 wherein the first member is a one-piece member with a general C shaped section and the threaded post extending from one end of the C shaped section, and wherein the screw is connected to an opposite second end of the general C shaped section, and wherein an end of the screw is located to directly contact the support.
18. A method comprising:
connecting a first section of a ground connector to a pedestal, wherein the first section comprises a first member with a threaded post, a second member pivotably connected to the first member, and a worm drive on the first member, wherein the second member comprises teeth engaged by the worm drive to clamp a pedestal directly between the first and second members; and
positioning a second section on the threaded post to directly contact and clamp a conductor towards the pedestal.