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A grounding connector for interconnecting a ground wire with a pipe in a one-piece stamped and formed member (10) which includes an outer section having diverging walls (14,16) extending from a base section (12) to form a V-shaped channel (18), upper sections (20,22) of the walls (termed outer walls

A grounding connector for interconnecting a ground wire with a pipe in a one-piece stamped and formed member (10) which includes an outer section having diverging walls (14,16) extending from a base section (12) to form a V-shaped channel (18), upper sections (20,22) of the walls (termed outer walls) being crimpable toward each other and locked in a vertical orientation when applied to the pipe (70) and wire (68). An inner section (30) extends integrally from the top (24) of one outer wall (20) and is latchable to the top (24) of the other outer wall (22), and includes a pair of inner walls (36,40) joined by a central arcuate portion (38) crossing the top of the U-shaped channel (18). When the outer and inner walls (20,36;22,40) are crimped to a vertical orientation and locked, the rotated inner walls (36,40) urge the central portion (38) downwardly against the large diameter pipe (70) which in turn engages upper edges (64) of a pair of insert tabs (52,54) partially rotating them to urge other tab edges (62) under spring bias against the ground wire (68) in the V-shaped channel (18) below the insert tabs (52,54). The insert tab edges (62,64) penetrate corrosion on the surface of the pipe (70) and ground wire (68) to establish a ground connection having stored energy from the spring bias.

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An electrical grounding connector for interconnecting lengths of a pair of conductive members, comprising: a one-piece stamped and formed metal member including a base section and opposing outer walls extending upwardly and initially outwardly therefrom to outer extents to define generally a V shape

An electrical grounding connector for interconnecting lengths of a pair of conductive members, comprising: a one-piece stamped and formed metal member including a base section and opposing outer walls extending upwardly and initially outwardly therefrom to outer extents to define generally a V shape, and a clamping section extending integrally from a hinge joint with said outer extent of one of said outer walls and including a first inner wall section, a central portion and a second inner wall section concluding in a latching means, said first and second inner wall sections being joined to said central portion at bendable joints and having outer extents remote from said bendable joints, said clamping section being rotatable against spring bias toward the other of said outer walls to latch with cooperating latching means of a said outer extent of the other of said outer walls in closed position, said base section defining a first conductor-clamping surface and said central portion of said clamping section being opposed therefrom and defining a second conductor-clamping surface, said first and second conductor-clamping surface, said first and second conductor-clamping surfaces defining a conductor-receiving region therebetween; said member further including an insert section disposed between said first and second conductor-clamping surfaces and defining first and second conductor-receiving passageways, said insert section including conductor-engaging means defined along said first and second conductor-receiving passageways and engageable with surfaces of lengths of first and second conductors to be disposed therewithin, and said member defining a conductive path between said first and second conductors upon termination thereto; said outer walls having upper sections, and said first and second inner wall sections being disposed proximate inside surfaces of said outer walls when said calming section is latched in its closed position, said upper sections of said outer walls diverging at a selected first angle from vertical, and said first and second inner wall sections diverging at a slightly greater selected angle from vertical when said clamping section is in its closed position; said upper sections including engagement means proximate outer extents thereof firmly engageable during crimping with cooperating engagement means of said first and second inner walls sections outer extents thereof, whereby when first and second conductors are positioned along said first and second conductor-receiving passageways respectively, and when said upper sections of said outer walls are deformed by being rotated toward each other about an upper one of said first and second conductors, said first and second inner wall sections therebetween are correspondingly rotated by said outer wall upper sections toward each other about said bendable joints and said cooperating engagement means are engaged by said engagement means and cause said first and second inner wall sections to urge said central portion of said clamping section toward said base section pressing said first and second conductor-clamping surfaces against respective ones of said conductors disposed in said conductor-receiving passageways and during said conductor-engaging means against said conductors to establish an electrical interconnection sufficient to define a grounding connection therebetween.