Patent ID: 8422192
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B64D,F16L,H01R

Abstract:
1. A joint comprising: a first component; a second component; and an electrical assembly which provides an electrical pathway between the first and second components with an electrical resistance between 100 kΩ and 10 MΩ, the electrical assembly comprising a bonding lead; and a pair of connection assemblies each connecting the bonding lead to a respective one of the components, wherein each connection assembly comprises: a) a fastener with a shaft which passes through a hole in the component and a hole in the bonding lead, the hole in the bonding lead passing between an inner face of the bonding lead which faces towards the component and an outer face of the bonding lead which faces away from the component, and b) a washer which is carried by the shaft of the fastener and engages the component and the inner face of the bonding lead, wherein each washer provides a path of least electrical resistance between the bonding lead and a respective one of the components, each said path having an electrical resistance between 50 kΩ and 5 MΩ.