Patent ID: 6976857

Claim:
A ground clamp for electrically connecting a ground wire to a parallel grounding member, said ground clamp comprising: an upper clamp member having an upper center section and outwardly extending upper end sections; a downwardly opening transverse upper groove on said upper center section having laterally opposed surfaces for engaging an upper surface of the grounding member; a lower clamp member a lower center section and outwardly extending lower end sections underlying said upper end sections of said upper clamp member; an upwardly opening transverse lower groove on said lower center section having laterally opposed surfaces for contacting a lower surface of the grounding member; a threaded hole in each of said lower end sections of said lower clamping member; a through hole in one of said upper end sections axially registering with one of said threaded holes in said lower clamping member; a transversely opening slot in the other of said upper end sections axially registering with the other of said threaded holes in said lower clamp member; a first clamping screw having a threaded shank extending through said hole in said one of said upper end sections and one of said threaded holes, and having a slotted head engaging a top surface of said one of said upper end sections; a second clamping screw having a threaded shank extending through said slot in said other of said upper end sections and the other of said threaded holes, and having a slotted head engaging a top surface of said other of said upper end sections; a boss formed integrally with said center section of said lower clamp member below said lower groove, said boss having laterally spaced side walls forming a downwardly opening slot; a recessed section formed on an inner surface of one of said side walls whereby the ground wire may be inserted through said downwardly opening slot and against said recessed section; a laterally threaded hole formed in the other of said side walls; a set screw received in said laterally threaded hole having an end portion for engaging the ground wire and clamping the ground wire against said recessed section.