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Granted Patent B1
US 11,476,597 · App. 17/238,668 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Ground rod connector

Inventor: Destry Ray Hedgepeth (Enfield, NC)
H01R4/66
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,476,597
App. No.
17/238,668
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

An easily removable ground rod connector system for attaching grounding wires to a ground rod, which can be easily added to or removed from the ground rod even after the ground rod has been inserted into the ground and ultimately provides a safe and reliable connection and corrects several existing problems with current connectors.

Claims (7)

1. A system for attaching grounding wires to a ground rod comprising:

a) a solid ground rod having a selected diameter;

b) one or more conductive rods with a selected diameter;

c) one hole through the diameter of the ground rod for each conductive rod utilized, wherein the diameter of each hole is less than the diameter of the ground rod and greater than the diameter of the conductive rod; and

d) wherein the conductive rods are positioned through each of the holes in the diameter of the ground rod and each conductive rod is held in place by a set screw and wherein there is one or more grounding wires attached to one or more of the conductive rods.

2. The system for attaching grounding wires to a ground rod according to claim 1 wherein the ground rod and the conductive rods are made from a composition containing at least one of copper, iron, silver, stainless steel, and aluminum.

3. The system for attaching grounding wires to a ground rod according to claim 1 wherein the set screw is a bolt which passes through a side of the ground rod to the conductive rod.