Grounding connector
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1. A grounding connector comprising:
- a base plate having a plurality of grooves for metal clad telephone cables, a pressure pad adapted to be removably coupled with the base plate to facilitate retention of the metal clad telephone cables in the grooves, means on the connector for connecting to ground, and each groove having a configuration including an inwardly extending interferring surface on the surfaces forming each groove in position to engage and assist in retaining the metal clad telephone cables therein and grounding the cables.
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Abstract
A grounding connector including a base plate having a plurality of grooves for aluminum clad or other similar metal clad telephone cables and a pressure pad adapted to be removably coupled with the base plate to facilitate retention of the metal clad telephone cables in the grooves. The connector is adapted to be connected to ground. Each groove has a configuration for assisting and retaining the metal clad telephone cables therein and grounding the cable.
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1. A grounding connector comprising:
- a base plate having a plurality of grooves for metal clad telephone cables, a pressure pad adapted to be removably coupled with the base plate to facilitate retention of the metal clad telephone cables in the grooves, means on the connector for connecting to ground, and each groove having a configuration including an inwardly extending interferring surface on the surfaces forming each groove in position to engage and assist in retaining the metal clad telephone cables therein and grounding the cables.
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4. A grounding connector comprising;
- a base plate having a plurality of grooves for metal clad telephone cables, a pressure pad adapted to be removably coupled with the base plate to facilitate retention of the metal clad telephone cables in the grooves, means on the connector for connecting to ground, and each groove having a configuraton for assisting in retaining the metal clad telephone cables therein and grounding the cables, and each groove is an arcuate recess formed in the base plate with a plurality of teeth extending inward from the peripheral edge portion of the groove to form a saw tooth configuration.
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5. A grounding connector comprising:
- a base plate having a plurality of grooves for metal clad telephone cables, a pressure pad adapted to be removably coupled with the base plate to facilitate retention of the metal clad telephone cables in the grooves, means on the connector for connecting to ground, and each groove having a configuration for assisting in retaining the metal clad telephone cables therein and grounding the cables, each groove is formed of an arcuate configuration with a plurality of teeth extending inward from the peripheral edge portion thereof, the configuration of the recess and the teeth cooperating to assist in retaining at least one metal clad telephone cable in the groove and ground the cable.
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