Patent ID: 8159211

Claim:
A clamp jaw assembly for a clamp meter, comprising a first clamp jaw movable in relation to a second clamp jaw, each of the first and second clamp jaws having a first end and a second end, said first ends being configured to secure to a body housing, and said second ends being configured to meet so as to define an enclosed area between the first and second clamp jaws; wherein each of the first and second clamp jaws comprise: a shield made of a nonconductive material having a channel; a conductive clamp jaw core positioned, but not permanently fixed, within the channel of the shield, the clamp jaw core having a cross-sectional shape defined by at least first and second exterior surfaces extending between first and second ends of the clamp jaw core, wherein the first exterior surface extending between the first and second ends remains exposed; and a clamp jaw housing, made of a nonconductive material, enclosing the clamp jaw core and the shield such that the clamp jaw core and shield are not fixed to an interior surface of the camp jaw housing, the clamp jaw housing having top and bottom housings that define an interference connection therebetween extending from an exterior surface of the clamp jaw housing to an interior surface of the clamp jaw housing; wherein a portion of the shield is positioned between the interference connection and the clamp jaw core; and wherein the clamp jaw housing, shield, and clamp jaw core are arranged to define a creepage and clearance path that extends from the exterior surface of the clamp jaw housing, along the interference connection to the interior surface of the clamp jaw housing, and towards the first exterior surface of the clamp jaw core exposed by the shield.