Patent ID: 9362635
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B23B,H01R,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A grounding clamp comprising: a grounding wire circumscribing an outer conductor of a coaxial cable and having two ends configured to extend out an opening in an outer jacket of the coaxial cable; a housing adjacent the coaxial cable and having a first opening aligned with the cable opening, a second opening and an inner chamber, the first and second openings providing access to the inner chamber, the housing configured to receive both ends of the grounding wire in the inner chamber through the first opening; a securing member comprising at least a shaft disposed within the housing configured to secure both ends of the grounding wire within the inner chamber and urge the grounding wire into positive electrical contact with the outer conductor in response to axial motion of the shaft, and a sliding seal disposed between the shaft and the housing.