公开(公告)号：US09917379B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US15484824

申请日：2017-04-11

Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company

Inventor： Matthew Thomas Pernot ,  Joseph Edward Platt ,  Eric Perry Cheney ,  Andrew F. Scarlata

IPC: H01R4/64 ,  H01R4/38 ,  H01R4/36 ,  H01R4/60 ,  H02G3/06

CPC classification number: H01R4/646 ,  H01R4/363 ,  H01R4/38 ,  H01R13/502

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conduit coupler including a hub and a lock nut that thread on the hub. In one example, the lock nut includes a ground connection location including a linear wire retention slot. The ground wire can be retained in the linear wire retention slot by a grounding bracket secured at the ground connection location by a grounding screw. The grounding bracket can be captive relative to the grounding screw. The grounding bracket can include integrated spring washer functionality. The ground connection location can be provided on a tower of the lock nut.