CONNECTORS INCLUDING APERTURES FOR GROUNDING OUTER CONDUCTORS OF CONDUITS AND CONNECTORS INCLUDING GROUNDING GROOVES FOR GROUNDING OUTER CONDUCTORS OF CONDUITS

摘要

Connectors including apertures for grounding outer conductors of conduits and connectors including grounding grooves for grounding outer conductors of conduits are disclosed. In some embodiments, a connector includes a bore, a gripping portion axially surrounding the bore, a generally cylindrical aperture for receiving a grounding wire, and a securing port for securing the grounding wire in the aperture. An exterior gripping surface of the gripping portion is symmetric. The generally cylindrical aperture extends along an aperture centerline through at least a portion of the gripping portion. The securing port extends along a securing port centerline and intersects the generally cylindrical aperture. In other embodiments, a connector includes a grounding groove extending at least partially around an outer diameter of the connector that is adapted to receive the grounding wire, and a securing port longitudinally offset from the grounding groove and extending along a securing port centerline

主权项

1. A connector adapted to receive a conduit having an outer conductor and for grounding the outer conductor of the conduit with a grounding wire, the connector comprising:
a bore extending longitudinally along a bore centerline and adapted to receive the conduit; a gripping portion axially surrounding the bore and extending longitudinally along a length along the bore centerline, wherein the gripping portion is defined along the length between an interior bore-defining surface and an exterior gripping surface, wherein, in a cross-section of the gripping portion taken perpendicular to the bore centerline, the exterior gripping surface is symmetric about a first plane parallel to the bore centerline, and, in the cross-section, the exterior gripping surface is symmetric about a second plane parallel to the bore centerline and perpendicular to the first plane; a generally cylindrical aperture extending along an aperture centerline through at least a portion of the gripping portion, wherein the generally cylindrical aperture is adapted to receive the grounding wire; and a securing port extending along a securing port centerline and intersecting the generally cylindrical aperture, wherein the securing port is adapted to receive a securing member for securing the grounding wire within the generally cylindrical aperture.