Patent ID: 9667012
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16B,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. An electrical bonding device comprising: a) a metallic body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner perimeter surrounding a hole, an outer perimeter, and a plurality of teeth extending axially from the upper surface and the lower surface between the inner perimeter and the outer perimeter; b) an inner seal in the form of a disc of material filling inside the hole inside the inner perimeter of the metallic body, extending axially from the upper surface of the metallic body and the lower surface of the metallic body; c) an outer seal in direct contact with the upper surface of the metallic body, located between the teeth and the outer perimeter of the metallic body; and d) an outer seal in direct contact with the lower surface of the metallic body, located between the teeth and the outer perimeter of the metallic body; such that when the bonding device is placed between a surface of a first frame and a surface of a second frame and a fastener passing through the inner seal is tightened, the plurality of teeth of the metallic body embed in the surface of the first frame and the surface of the second frame, and the inner seal, the outer seal on the upper surface of the metallic body and the outer seal on the lower surface of the metallic body seal against the surface of the first frame and the surface of the second frame, creating an air-tight and water-tight seal around the plurality of teeth of the metallic body.