Patent ID: 8192209

Claim:
A system for simultaneously routing and grounding coaxial cable on a printed circuit board, the system comprising: a metal sheath external to a coaxial cable, the sheath coupled electrically and mechanically to the coaxial cable with a protrusion configured to pierce or break an outer insulation of the coaxial cable and form an electrical pathway between the sheath and a shield of the coaxial cable; a clip coupled electrically and mechanically to the printed circuit board, the clip comprising: a resilient metal; a rectangular bottom surface having two sides and two ends; a pair of side walls extending upward from the sides of the bottom surface; an inward bend feature on each side wall defining a gap between a distal portion of the side walls that is less than a diameter of the sheath, thereby retaining the sheath within the side walls and engaging the sheath mechanically and electrically; and a pair of top flanges, each flange being substantially parallel to the bottom surface and extending away from an upper edge of the inward bend and wherein a total surface area of the top flanges is greater than a total surface area of the bottom surface.