Ground clamp

A universal ground clamp for connecting a ground wire to a grounding electrode comprising:

• an elongated strap being wrappable around the grounding electrode, and having first and second overlapping ends;
• the first end having an abrasive outer surface and being proximate to the grounding electrode, and the second end being distal to the grounding electrode;
• a fastener engageable with overlapping portions of the strap and with the first end of the strap bearing the abrasive surface facing a surface of the electrode, and
• means for securing the strap by a force applied to the first end of the strap toward the electrode;
• wherein the fastener comprises a U-shaped bracket having a first leg, a second leg and a bight therebetween, the first leg including an opening registered with a threaded opening of the second leg.

A universal ground clamp for connecting a ground wire to a grounding electrode comprising:

• a grounding electrode,
• an elongated flexible strap having a first end and a second end and an inner surface and an outer surface, the strap shaped and sized to be tightly wrapped and secured around the grounding electrode with the inner surface of the second end of the strap overlapping the outer surface of the first end of the strap, and the ends of the strap lying substantially concentric with a surface of the grounding electrode;
• projections, integrally formed on the strap, shaped and sized to cut into the grounding electrode to form an intimate electrical contact;
• and
• means for securing the strap with the projections intimately engaging the surface of the grounding electrode, wherein pressure is exerted on the first end of the strap in a direction toward the surface of the grounding electrode;
• wherein the means for securing the strap comprises a U-shaped bracket with a pair of legs between which the ends of the strap extend, and means projecting through said legs and strap for simultaneously securing said U-shaped bracket to the ends of said strap and to said grounding electrode such that the projections are forced into intimate electrical contact with the grounding electrode by pressure directed normal to the surface of the strap, said projecting means having wire engaging means for electrically connecting said wire to said electrode.

A universal ground clamp for connecting a ground wire to a grounding electrode comprising:

• an elongated strap being wrappable around the grounding electrode, and having first and second overlapping ends;
• the first end having an abrasive outer surface and being proximate to the grounding electrode, and the second end being distal to the grounding electrode;
• a fastener engageable with overlapping portions of the strap and with the first end of the strap bearing the abrasive surface facing a surface of the electrode, and
• means for securing the strap by a force applied to the first end of the strap toward the electrode;
• wherein the abrasive surface of the first end is placed in contact with the surface of the grounding electrode directly beneath the fastener.