Patent ID: 8023793

Claim:
A grounding clamp for a fiber optic cable, the grounding clamp comprising: a split lug with a pair of arms extending from a base defining an open ended split; a compression insert positioned within the split; the base within the split including a first recess flanked by a pair of shoulders, the compression insert including a lower end with a corresponding recess flanked by a pair of shoulders, the shoulders of the base and the compression insert cooperating to form a clamp for clamping to longitudinal strength members of the fiber optic cable, and the recesses of the base and the compression insert cooperating to form an opening through which a fiber core of the fiber optic cable may extend, wherein the shoulders of the base and the compression insert oppose each other and are configured to apply a compression force on the longitudinal strength members of the fiber optic cable while the shoulders of the base and the compression insert are configured to prevent overcompression of the fiber core of the fiber optic cable.