System for electrically connecting conductor to track member

摘要

A system for electrically connecting a conductor to a track member includes a clamp base, a clamp bolt, and a wire bolt. The clamp base receives part of the track member, and has a threaded throughbore. The clamp bolt includes a spike pin and a body that is threaded for screwing into the clamp base. The body defines a threaded recess. The wire bolt has a longitudinal throughbore, and is threaded for screwing into the recess. When the conductor is positioned through the wire bolt and the wire bolt is screwed into the recess, the wire bolt holds the conductor in place in electrical engagement with the clamp bolt. When the track member part is received in the clamp base and the clamp bolt is screwed through the clamp base, the spike pin bites into the track member for establishing an electrical connection and clamping the clamp base in place.

主权项

1. A connection system comprising:
a clamp base for receiving part of an electrically conductive track member, the clamp base having a threaded throughbore extending through the clamp base; a clamp bolt, at least part of which is electrically conductive, the clamp bolt having a body, at least part of the body being threaded for screwing into the throughbore of the clamp base, wherein one of the clamp base or the clamp bolt body defines a blind threaded recess; and a wire bolt that is threaded for screwing into the threaded recess of said one of the clamp base or the clamp bolt body, wherein the wire bolt defines a longitudinal throughbore for accommodating a wire, cable, or other conductor; wherein when the wire, cable, or other conductor is positioned through the wire bolt throughbore and the wire bolt is screwed into the threaded recess of said one of the clamp base or the clamp bolt body, the wire bolt holds an electrically conductive end portion of the wire, cable, or other conductor in place in electrical engagement with a wall of the recess; and wherein when the track member part is received in the clamp base and the clamp bolt is screwed into the threaded throughbore of the clamp base, the clamp bolt establishes an electrical connection between the track member part and the clamp bolt and clamps the base in place against the track member.