Patent ID: 6857881
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A meter box ground clamp for clamping a ground wire to a metallic meter box, the meter box including a drip cap, a front panel, a rear panel, and left and right side panels, the drip cap having an edge portion forming an overlap joint with an upper end portion of at least one of the panels, the drip cap edge portion and the panel upper end portion having substantially abutting bare-metal surfaces, the meter box having an exterior surface covered by a corrosion inhibiting coating, the meter box ground clamp comprising: a U-shaped clamp body defining a vertical axis and including a pressure bar extending from a front end to a rear end through the slot of the clamp body middle portion, the pressure bar including a floating nut extending from a front end to a rear end through the slot of the clamp body middle portion, the floating nut being disposed below the pressure bar and including wherein the extension segments of the clamp body legs are adapted for engaging the exterior surface of the drip cap and the bolt member is adapted for threadably driving the lip of the pressure bar front segment into the meter box overlap joint whereby the lip of the pressure bar front segment mechanically engages the abutting surfaces of the edge portion of the meter box drip cap and the upper end portion of the meter box panel to electrically connect the ground clamp to the meter box.