Patent ID: 8152559

Claim:
A split compression 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, sized for coaxial insertion within the outer shell between the first end and the second end, the elastomeric sleeve configured to substantially surround a prepared portion of a coaxial cable; a conductive bonding contact, sized for coaxial insertion within the elastomeric sleeve and having a conductive bridge member structured to make electrical contact with the outer shell, when the conductive bonding contact is disposed within the outer shell; a first split compression driver, having two split portions that are joinable to form the complete first split compression driver; and a second split compression driver, having two split portions that are joinable to form the complete second split compression driver; wherein, when the first split compression driver is compressed into the first end of the outer shell and the second split compression driver is compressed into second end of the outer shell, 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, and the first split compression driver and the second split compression driver form annular seals around an outer jacket of the coaxial cable at the first and second ends of the outer shell, thereby effectively sealing the grounding clamp device to the coaxial cable.