Grounding kit for a transmission line cable including a clip, a bail and a housing

An assembly for attaching a ground wire to a transmission cable, said transmission cable having a portion of its outer jacket removed revealing an exposed section of an electrical conductor, said transmission cable grounding assembly comprising:

• a grounding clip including an integral fulcrum portion adjacent to said transmission cable and means for connecting said ground wire to said grounding clip, said grounding clip encompassing and directly contacting a part of said exposed section of said electrical conductor, said grounding clip having a cross-sectional profile that is C-shaped;
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• a bail having a mounting element, said mounting element being pivotably mounted on said fulcrum portion for permitting rotation of said bail between an open position and a closed position, said bail contacting said grounding clip and forcing said grounding clip into clamping engagement with said exposed section of said electrical conductor in response to said bail being rotated to said closed position, said bail partially circumscribing at least a portion of said transmission cable in said closed position.

An assembly for attaching a ground wire to a transmission cable, said transmission cable having a portion of its outer jacket removed revealing an exposed section of an electrical conductor, said transmission cable grounding assembly comprising:

• a grounding clip including an integral fulcrum portion adjacent to said transmission cable and means for connecting said ground wire to said grounding clip, said grounding clip encompassing and directly contacting a part of said exposed section of said electrical conductor, said connecting means including a substantially flat embossment displaced in the radial direction from said electrical conductor to which said ground wire is coupled;
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• a bail having a mounting element, said mounting element being pivotably mounted on said fulcrum portion for permitting rotation of said bail between an open position and a closed position, said bail contacting said grounding clip and forcing said grounding clip into clamping engagement with said exposed section of said electrical conductor in response to said bail being rotated to said closed position, said bail partially circumscribing at least a portion of said transmission cable in said closed position.

An assembly for attaching a ground wire to a transmission cable, said transmission cable having a portion of its outer jacket removed revealing an exposed section of an electrical conductor, said transmission cable grounding assembly comprising:

• a grounding clip including an integral fulcrum portion adjacent to said transmission cable and means for connecting said ground wire to said grounding clip, said grounding clip encompassing and directly contacting a part of said exposed section of said electrical conductor, said grounding clip having an inner diameter and said electrical conductor of said transmission cable having an outer diameter, said inner diameter of said grounding clip being less than said outer diameter of said electrical conductor;
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• a bail having a mounting element, said mounting element being pivotably mounted on said fulcrum portion for permitting rotation of said bail between an open position and a closed position, said bail contacting said grounding clip and forcing said grounding clip into clamping engagement with said exposed section of said electrical conductor in response to said bail being rotated to said closed position, said bail partially circumscribing at least a portion of said transmission cable in said closed position.

An assembly for attaching a ground wire to a transmission cable, said transmission cable laving a portion of its outer jacket removed revealing an exposed section of an electrical conductor, said transmission cable grounding assembly comprising:

• a grounding clip including an integral fulcrum portion adjacent to said transmission cable and means for connecting said ground wire to said grounding clip, said grounding clip encompassing and directly contacting a part of said exposed section of said electrical conductor, said fulcrum portion of said grounding clip including a cylindrical cavity;
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• a bail having a mounting element, said mounting element being pivotably mounted on said fulcrum portion for permitting rotation of said bail between an open position and a closed position, said bail contacting said grounding clip and forcing said grounding clip into clamping engagement with said exposed section of said electrical conductor in response to said bail being rotated to said closed position, said bail partially circumscribing at least a portion of said transmission cable in said closed position, said mounting element of said bail including two arms each of which is inserted into a corresponding end of said cylindrical cavity.