Electric ground clamp with pivoted jaws and single attached adjusting bolt and terminal block

An adjustable ground clamp that adjusts to different sizes of electrical conduits without detachment of any parts comprising:

• a first jaw having a first at least two angled jaw surfaces with different angles relative to a first intermediate surface between each of the first at least two angled jaw surfaces;
• a second jaw having a second at least two angled jaw surfaces with different angles relative to a second intermediate surface between each of the second at least two angled jaw surfaces;
• a hinge connecting said first and second jaws together;
• a first distal end of said first jaw having an elongated hole therein;
• a curved fork formed on a second distal end of said second jaw, said curved fork having a slot therein;
• a bolt having a head placed through the elongated hole in said first distal end of said first jaw;
• a cylindrical nut having a diameter placed on a threaded end of said bolt, the diameter of said cylindrical nut mating with a radius of said curved fork;
• a ground conductor retainer formed on the adjustable ground clamp;
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• a terminal block having a plurality of conductor retainers formed on said terminal block,
• whereby said bolt and said cylindrical nut may be removed from said curved fork and said first and second jaws pivoted open for receiving the electrical conduit and the bolt repositioned within the slot with said cylindrical nut held by said curved fork securely retaining the electrical conduit and a plurality of conductors may be held in the plurality of retainers permitting a multiple number of electrical devices to be grounded.

An adjustable ground clamp that adjusts to different sizes or diameters of electrical conduits without detachment of any parts that can be quickly and easily placed on an electrical conduit comprising:

• a first jaw;
• a first inside angled surface formed on said first jaw;
• a first outside angled surface formed on said first jaw;
• a first intermediate surface formed on said first jaw between said first inside angled surface and said first outside angled surface;
• wherein an angle is formed between said first inside angled surface and said first outside angled surface of substantially one-hundred and five degrees;
• a second jaw;
• a second inside angled surface formed on said second jaw;
• a second outside angled surface formed on said second jaw;
• a second intermediate surface formed on said second jaw between said second inside angled surface and said second outside angled surface;
• wherein an angle is formed between said second inside angled surface and said second outside angled surface of substantially one-hundred and five degrees;
• a hinge connecting said first and second jaws together;
• a first distal end of said first jaw having an elongated hole therein;
• a curved fork formed on a second distal end of said second jaw, said curved fork having a radius and a slot formed therein;
• a bolt having a head placed through the elongated hole in said first distal end of said first jaw and having a threaded portion adapted to fit within the slot formed in said curved fork;
• a cylindrical nut having a diameter placed on the threaded portion of said bolt, the diameter of said cylindrical nut mating with the radius of said curved fork;
• a stem placed on said first jaw;
• a lip placed on said first jaw adjacent said stem;
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• a screw extending through said stem, so that a ground conductor may be positioned adjacent said stem and securely held by said lip and said screw;
• a terminal block having a plurality of conductor retainers formed on said terminal block,
• whereby said bolt and said cylindrical nut may be removed from the curved fork and said first and second jaws pivoted open for receiving the electrical conduit and the bolt repositioned within the slot with said cylindrical nut held by said curved fork securely retaining the electrical conduit between said first and second jaws and a plurality of conductors may be held in the plurality of retainers permitting a multiple number of electrical devices to be grounded.