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AssigneeQuanta Associates, L.P.
InventorsDavid Karl Wabnegger, Daniel Neil O'Connell, Mark Douglas Ferrari, Benjamin James Harvey
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An implosion shield of ballistic fabric adapted to mount so as to surround an implosion sleeve or dead-end on a power line. The implosion shield may be wrapped or formed as an envelope or tent including one piece and folded around the implosion sleeve or dead-end and secured with fasteners. A method of installing the implosion cover may include installing an implosion sleeve or dead-end on a power line, and then installing the implosion shield around the implosion sleeve or dead-end, by wrapping the implosion shield around the implosion sleeve or dead-end, or by securing an envelope implosion shield over the implosion sleeve or dead-end, or by draping the shield over the implosion sleeve or dead-end, or by mounting the shield on a frame over the implosion sleeve or dead-end, then detonating the implosion sleeve or dead-end. The implosion shield attenuates shock, pressure and sound waves from the detonation.
A pliable implosion shield for attenuating effects of a blast intensity around an implosion sleeve or dead-end sleeve installed on a power line, wherein the implosion sleeve or dead-end sleeve has at least horizontally exposed sides, the implosion shield comprising:
A system for attenuating effects of a blast intensity around a power line comprising:
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