Grounding Clip

1 . A system comprising:

a grounding clip comprising:

a head comprising an aperture disposed in the head;

a first leg having a proximate end connected to a first edge of the head, wherein the first leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a first surface of the head;

a second leg having a proximate end connected to a second edge of the head, wherein the second leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the first surface of the head, and wherein the first edge is opposite the second edge;

a first tab connected to the first leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head; and

a second tab connected to the second leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the grounding clip is resilient.

3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the grounding clip material is 1075 Spring steel.

4 . The system of claim 1 wherein a first surface of the first tab and a first surface of the second tab are in a plane parallel to a plane of the first surface of the head.

5 . The system of claim 4 wherein the first tab is disposed at an acute angle relative to the first leg, and wherein the second tab is disposed at an acute angle relative to the second leg.

6 . The system of claim 4 wherein the first tab is disposed at a reflex angle relative to the first leg, and wherein the second tab is disposed at a reflex angle relative to the second leg.

7 . The system of claim 4 wherein the distal end of the first leg and the distal end of the second leg are equidistant from a center of the aperture of the head.

8 . The system of claim 1 wherein the grounding clip is symmetrical about a plane perpendicular to the first surface of the head.

9 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a butt splice kit comprising:

a first clamp comprising a first channel and an aperture;

a second clamp comprising a second channel and an aperture; and

a bolt;

wherein the bolt of the butt splice kit is disposed through the aperture in the first clamp, the aperture in the head of the grounding clip, and the aperture in the second clamp;

wherein a second surface of the head is disposed on top of the second clamp outside the second channel; and

wherein the first leg and the second leg of the grounding clip are disposed within the first channel of the first clamp.

10 . The system of claim 9 wherein the first clamp is identical to the second clamp.

11 . The system of claim 9 wherein the butt splice kit further comprises:

a washer; and

a nut;

wherein the bolt is disposed through the washer, and wherein the nut is rotatably secured to the bolt at a distal end of the bolt proximate to the second clamp.

12 . The system of claim 9 further comprising:

a first cable runway section comprising two parallel stringers and a plurality of ladder rungs perpendicular to the two parallel stringers;

a second cable runway section comprising two parallel stringers and a plurality of ladder rungs perpendicular to the two parallel stringers;

wherein a first stringer of the first cable runway section is disposed between the first clamp and the second clamp in the first channel and the second channel;

wherein a second stringer of the second cable runway section is disposed between the first clamp and the second clamp in the first channel and the second channel;

wherein the first tab of the grounding clip contacts an inner wall of the first stringer; and

wherein the second tab of the grounding clip contacts an inner wall of the second stringer.

13 . The system of claim 12 wherein an electrical connection between the first cable runway section and the second cable runway section is established via the grounding clip.

14 . The system of claim 13 wherein the grounding clip is resilient and deforms to maintain contact between the first cable runway section and the second cable runway section.

15 . The system of claim 13 wherein an outer surface of the first cable runway section comprises a non-conductive coating, and wherein an outer surface of the second cable runway section comprises the non-conductive coating.

16 . The system of claim 12 wherein the first stringer of the first cable runway section comprises a first notch, wherein the second stringer of the second cable runway section comprises a second notch, and wherein the head of the grounding clip is disposed in the first notch of the first stringer and the second notch of the second stringer.

17 . A system comprising:

a first grounding bracket comprising an L-shaped cross section, wherein a narrow portion of the first grounding bracket comprises a first aperture;

a second grounding bracket comprising an L-shaped cross section, wherein a narrow portion of the second grounding bracket comprises a second aperture; and

a set screw disposed in the first aperture of the first grounding bracket and the second aperture of the second grounding bracket;

wherein rotation of the set screw increases a distance between the first grounding bracket and the second grounding bracket.

18 . The system of claim 17 further comprising:

a first cable runway section comprising two parallel stringers and a plurality of ladder rungs perpendicular to the two parallel stringers;

a second cable runway section comprising two parallel stringers and a plurality of ladder rungs perpendicular to the two parallel stringers;

wherein the first grounding bracket is disposed in a first stringer of the first cable runway section;

wherein the second grounding bracket is disposed in a second stringer of the second cable runway section;

wherein rotation of the set screw causes the first grounding bracket to contact an inner wall of the first stringer and the second grounding bracket to contact an inner wall of the second stringer; and

wherein an electrical connection between the first cable runway section and the second cable runway section is established via the first grounding bracket, second grounding bracket, and set screw.

19 . A method comprising:

positioning an end of a first cable runway section proximate to an end of a second cable runway section;

inserting a bolt into an aperture of a first clamp comprising a first channel;

placing the first channel of the first clamp over a first stringer of the first cable runway section and a second stringer of the second cable runway section;

inserting a grounding clip into an inside of the first stringer and an inside of the second stringer, wherein the grounding clip contacts an inner wall of the first stringer and an inner wall of the second stringer, and wherein an aperture of the grounding clip is inserted through the bolt;

placing a second channel of a second clamp over the first stringer and the second stringer, wherein an aperture of the second clamp is inserted through the bolt; and

securing a fastener over an end of the bolt;

wherein an electrical connection between the first cable runway section and the second cable runway section is established via the grounding clip.

20 . The method of claim 19 wherein the grounding clip further comprises:

a head comprising the aperture disposed in the head;

a first leg having a proximate end connected to a first edge of the head, wherein the first leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the head;

a second leg having a proximate end connected to a second edge of the head, wherein the second leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the head, and wherein the first edge is opposite the second edge;

a first tab connected to the first leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head; and

a second tab connected to the second leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head;

wherein the first tab contacts an inner wall of the first cable runway section and the second tab contacts an inner wall of the second cable runway section.