Abstract: A ground lug for receiving an electrical wire from multiple directions to be secured within the ground lug, comprising a collar forming a receptacle for receiving an electrical wire, said collar including a first aperture for receiving a screw in an upper surface of the collar, and second and third apertures on first and second side surfaces, respectively, of the collar for receiving electrical wires within the receptacle, a threaded screw located within the first aperture for securing a wire within the receptacle when the threaded screw is tightened, and a tab extending from a lower surface of the collar, the tab including a forth aperture for receiving a screw to mount the ground lug to an electrical device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 2, 2009
Publication date:
February 25, 2010
Applicant:
NA Communications, LLC
Inventors:
Charles D. Corry, Richard J. Stiles, Eugene L. Dimonte, Brian W. Mathews
Abstract: A ground lug for receiving an electrical wire from multiple directions to be secured within the ground lug, comprising a collar forming a receptacle for receiving an electrical wire, said collar including a first aperture for receiving a screw in an upper surface of the collar, and second and third apertures on first and second side surfaces, respectively, of the collar for receiving electrical wires within the receptacle, a threaded screw located within the first aperture for securing a wire within the receptacle when the threaded screw is tightened, and a tab extending from a lower surface of the collar, the tab including a forth aperture for receiving a screw to mount the ground lug to an electrical device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 15, 2009
Assignee:
NA Communications, LLC
Inventors:
Charles D. Corry, Richard J. Stiles, Eugene L. Dimonte, Brian W. Matthews