Patent ID: 8864504

Claim:
A grounding clamp comprising: two mating clamp halves including a first clamp half and a second clamp half, each of said clamp halves including a body having a facing side, a distal side, two lateral sides, and two ends; said facing sides of said clamp halves including flat mating surfaces and a recessed area between said flat mating surfaces; a serrated gripping surface on said facing side of each of said clamp halves; clamping screws through said bodies of said clamp halves for holding said clamp halves together in an adjustable clamping assembly; said distal side of said second clamp half including a plurality of grounding terminals for accepting secure attachment of grounding wires thereto; said first clamp half includes an arm extending from said distal side of said clamp body; an open bore extending laterally through said arm on said first clamp half; a grounding terminal screw in said arm and oriented to intersect said open bore of said arm; said grounding terminals of said second clamp half and said grounding terminal of said arm of said first clamp half oriented toward said facing sides of said clamp halves; said clamping screws include heads; said smooth bores of said second clamp half include a wide entry bore extending from said distal side of said second clamp half, said wide entry bore adapted to accommodate said heads of said clamping screws of said adjustable clamping assembly; open bores extending laterally through said body of said second clamp half; and bosses extending from said distal side of said second clamp half, said bosses aligned with said open bores extending laterally through said body.