Patent ID: 6494726
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A ground clamp for bonding a ground conductor to a cable rack of a type having a row of openings for removably mounting hooks comprising:a clamping member composed of a corrosion-resistant, electrically conductive material, the clamping member including a longitudinally extending, U-shaped female mounting segment having a front wall and oppositely disposed side walls, a clamping segment extending laterally from the side walls at an end portion of the female mounting segment, the clamping segment and front wall and side walls of the end portion defining an opening; a base member composed of a corrosion-resistant electrically conductive material, the base member including upper, lower and male mounting segments and front and back surfaces, the male mounting segment being dimensioned to be slidably received in the opening of the clamping member; a retainer composed of a corrosion-resistant, electrically conductive material, the retainer being adapted for insertion through the opening of the cable rack; and first and second bolts composed of a corrosion-resistant, electrically conductive material, the first bolt mounting the retainer to the base member and being torqueable to exert a clamping force between the retainer and the base member, whereby the retainer and the base member engage opposed sides of the rack to clamp the base member thereto, the second bolt mounting the clamping member to the base member and being torqueable to exert a clamping force between the clamping member and the base member, and whereby a ground conductor disposed between the first bolt and the base member or a ground conductor disposed between the clamping segment of the clamping member and the lower segment of the base member is clamped therebetween.