CLAMPING APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING GROUND WIRE TO GROUNDING MEMBER

摘要

A clamping apparatus for electrically connecting a ground wire to a grounding member includes a top and bottom clamping member operating in cooperation to apply clamping pressure to the grounding member. The top and bottom clamping members include medial portions and cooperating threaded holes on both sides of the respective medial portion. A screw passes through each hole to provide a clamping action around the ground member between the top and bottom clamping members when the screws are tightened. A trough is attached to the top clamping member on a side opposite the bottom clamping member. The trough includes a threaded hole in a first sidewall and a set screw adapted to tighten against a second sidewall, with an opening between the first and second sidewall. A ground wire is laid-in the trough through the opening at some intermediate point on the ground wire and the set screw is tightened.