Patent ID: 8152537

Claim:
A conductive mid-span coaxial cable grounding clamp device comprising: an outer shell, having a first end and an opposing second end, the outer shell including a first split shell portion and a second split shell portion, the first split shell portion and the second split shell portion securely joinable to form the complete outer shell, wherein at least a portion of the outer shell is conductive; an elastomeric sleeve, having a split through a side thereof, the elastomeric sleeve sized for coaxial insertion within the outer shell between the first end and the second end, and configured to substantially surround a prepared portion of a coaxial cable; a conductive bonding contact, sized for coaxial insertion within the elastomeric sleeve, the conductive bonding contact having at least one conductive tab extending radially outward and configured to electrically contact an internal surface of the conductive portion the outer shell, when the conductive bonding contact is disposed within the outer shell; wherein, when the first split shell portion and the second split shell portion are joined together, the elastomeric sleeve is compressed moving the conductive bonding contact into contact with an outer conductor of the prepared coaxial cable when the cable is disposed within the grounding clamp device, so that a grounding path extends between the outer conductor of the coaxial cable through the at least one conductive tab of the conductive bonding contact to the outer shell, and so that an annular seal is formed around the prepared coaxial cable by the secure contact of the elastomeric sleeve being compressably wrapped about the cable.