Patent ID: 7883382

Claim:
A grounding system comprising: a mounting surface; a first ground conductor including a first end and a second end; a plurality of second ground conductors; and a grounding apparatus comprising: an elongated conductive member comprising: a first end including an open jaw lug structured to receive and electrically and mechanically engage a portion of said first ground conductor extending transverse to said elongated conductive member, said portion of said first ground conductor being different than the first and second ends thereof, an opposite second end, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first end and the opposite second end of said elongated conductive member, wherein said intermediate portion includes a plurality of lugs, wherein each of said plurality of lugs is structured to receive and electrically and mechanically engage an end portion of a corresponding one of said second ground conductors, wherein said intermediate portion further includes a plurality of mounting apertures, and wherein each of a plurality of fasteners mounts said intermediate portion to said mounting surface at a corresponding one of said mounting apertures.