Patent ID: 6815607
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: E04H,H01R

Abstract:
A method for the electrical grounding and support of a pole or post (12) in a hole (94) provided in undisturbed ground, the hole (94) having disturbed ground at the bottom (98) thereof beneath which is undisturbed ground (93), said method comprising;providing a conductive base support (20) of a length greater than the width of the pole or post and whose surfaces (44,58) are oriented predominantly in the vertical direction; attaching a ground wire (24) to said conductive base support (20); attaching the conductive base support (20) at or near the bottom of the pole or post prior (12) to its installation in the hole (94) in the ground such that at least a portion of the conductive base support (20) extends below the bottom (22) of the pole or post (12) a distance greater than the width of the pole or post; installing the pole or post (12) in the hole (94) such that the portion of the conductive base support (20) which extends below the bottom (22) of the pole or post (12) penetrates the undisturbed ground (93) beneath the disturbed ground at the bottom (98) of the hole (94); and connecting the ground wire (22) to the electrical system of the pole or post.