Systems and methods for a clamp

A clamp for engaging a structure in an initial securement position and a final securement position, the clamp comprising:

• a mounting member with a first side, a second side, and an internally threaded through-hole;
• a strap coupled on one end to the first side of the mounting member and having a free end removably coupled to the second side of the mounting member, the strap configured to extend around the structure;
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• a main bolt extending through and threadably engaged with the through-hole of the mounting member, the main bolt configured to contact the structure;
• a clamping member adjacent the mounting member, the clamping member having a through-hole through which the main bolt extends;
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• a nut threadedly engaged on the main bolt adjacent the clamping member;
• with the clamp in the initial securement position, the strap and the mounting member being configured to be in contact with the structure;
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• with the clamp in the final securement position, the strap and the main bolt, but not the mounting member, being configured to be in contact with the structure;
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• the clamp being configured to support and couple an electrical conductor to the structure, with the mounting member and the clamping member receiving the electrical conductor therebetween and the nut being configured to be tightened against the clamping member to urge the clamping member towards the mounting member to secure the electrical conductor between the mounting member and the clamping member in the final securement position.

A method of securing a clamp in electrical continuity with a structure, the method comprising:

• extending a strap around the structure, with a first end of the strap secured to a first side of a mounting member;
• securing a second end of the strap to a second side of the mounting member, with a first surface of the mounting member contacting the structure;
• tightening a bolt that extends through and is threadingly engaged with the mounting member, so that that the bolt is urged into engagement with the structure and the bolt thereby urges the mounting member away from the structure and tensions the strap;
• tightening a nut on the bolt to clamp an electrical conductor to the mounting member, between a clamping member and the mounting member, to provide electrical continuity between the electrical conductor and the structure via the mounting member and one or more of the strap or the bolt;
• wherein the tightening of the nut to retain the electrical conductor between the clamping member and the mounting member also maintains the tension in the strap.