Patent ID: 7946862

Claim:
A grounding or bonding assembly for providing low impedance electrical conductivity between multiple sections of a electrical cable structure, the grounding or bonding assembly comprising: an electrically-conductive clamp including a mounting assembly for connecting to an electrically-conductive element, and a clamp portion having two legs that are electrically connected and shaped so as be able to extend around a section of the cable structure, the legs having inner surfaces that are positioned so as to face external surfaces of the cable structure on opposite sides of the cable structure section, the inner surface of one of the legs including at least one penetrating device protruding therefrom; and a clamping fastener threadingly engaged with one of the legs and extending therethrough, the fastener oriented so as to thread laterally toward the other leg of the clamp portion and toward an external surface of the cable structure during use, the threading of the fastener adapted to secure the clamp to the cable structure and to cause the penetrating device to penetrate into a surface of the cable structure.