US 12,188,133 B2
Cable-to-pipe connector
Bradley Anthony Simpson, Leduc County (CA)
Filed by Bradley Anthony Simpson, Leduc County (CA)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/580,174.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227982 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. C23F 13/06 (2006.01); C08K 3/30 (2006.01); C08L 33/24 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01)
CPC C23F 13/06 (2013.01) [C08L 33/24 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); F16B 33/008 (2013.01); H01R 4/64 (2013.01); C08K 2003/3009 (2013.01); C08L 2203/20 (2013.01); F16B 2200/93 (2023.08)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable-to-pipe connector for providing continuous transfer of current from a cable to a utility pipe in above grade and below grade systems, comprising:
a conductive lug comprising a head at a top end of said conductive lug affixed to a noncircular neck that is further affixed to a body in a linear formation, said head, said neck and said body having decreasing diameters when viewed along an axis extending from said top end, respectively;
an insulating shell partially encased by said conductive lug;
a horizontal aperture at a midway point of said head;
a first fastener extending from above a top of said head through said horizontal aperture,
wherein said first fastener is coupled to said head to be threaded inward to block said horizontal aperture and to be threaded outward to be removed from said head;
a threaded member at a base end of said conductive lug; wherein said threaded member may be coupled to one or more second fasteners; and
a noncircular center channel through a top end of said insulation shell and a bottom end of said insulation shell,
wherein said conductive lug is inserted into said insulation shell such that said threaded member protrudes outward from said bottom end of said insulation shell, said neck is secured to said noncircular center channel and said conductive lug is unable to rotate and a bottom end of said head lays flush against said top end of said insulation shell.