Aerial device

A connecting assembly for coupling a non-insulating boom section to an insulating boom section on an aerial device, the connecting assembly comprising:

• a front collar and a rear collar coupled to the insulating boom section;
• a structural member, comprising:
• a first plate and a second plate separated by an opening, the opening configured to receive a portion of the insulating boom section therein,
• wherein the first plate and the second plate comprise:
• an upper end having a front bore and a rear bore, the upper end coupled to the insulating boom section;
• and
• a lower end coupled to the non-insulating boom section;
• and
• a front pin extending through the front bore of the first plate, through the front collar and the insulating boom section, and through the front bore of the second plate;
• and
• a rear pin extending through the rear bore of the first plate, through the rear collar and the insulating boom section, and through the rear bore of the second plate.

An aerial device, comprising:

• a boom assembly comprising:
• a lower boom section;
• an upper boom section;
• and
• a connecting assembly connecting the lower boom section to the upper boom section, the connecting assembly comprising:
• a structural frame coupled at a lower end to the lower boom section and at an upper end to the upper boom section;
• at least one collar coupled to a proximal end of the upper boom section;
• and
• at least one pin extending through the structural frame, the proximal end of the upper boom section, and the at least one collar.