Robert S Hebert

US Patent:

20100175904, Jul 15, 2010

Filed:

Jan 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/318881

Inventors:

Robert J. Hebert - Albuquerque NM, US

International Classification:

H01R 4/66
H02G 9/00

US Classification:

174 6, 174 37

Abstract:

A grounding vault including a container with an open top. The container is formed from an electrically non-conductive material and is adapted for burial in the ground. The container is provided with an access port for the passage of grounding wires. The container is also provided with a pair of opposed slots adjacent the access port. A buss bar, formed of an electrically conductive material, is positioned so as to extend through the container. The buss bar has a pair of opposed ends for connecting to ground. The opposed ends extend respectively through the opposed slots in the container such that they project outwardly from the container. Between its opposed ends, the buss bar is provided with a number of bores for connecting the buss bar to grounding wires passing through the access port. A lid is removably positioned atop the container for closing the open top thereof.