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US 12,376,531 B1Granted
Devining hook for electric transmission lines
OwnerDale Keith Hatmaker, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A tool for removing vines from electrical transmission infrastructure includes a shank having two prongs extending therefrom to form two hooks. Each hook defines a concavity having a blade disposed therein. The blades are positioned to cut vines instead of merely pulling the vines, thereby facilitating the removal of vines from electrical transmission infrastructure.
Claims14
A tool comprising:
- a shank having a first end and a second end;
- a fastening element mounted to the first end of the shank and configured for attachment to a hot stick;
- a first prong extending from the second end of the shank;
- a second prong extending from the second end of the shank;
- said first prong having a first segment that forms a first angle with the shank that is between forty-five degrees and one hundred and thirty-five degrees;
- said second prong having a second segment that forms a second angle with the shank that is between forty-five degrees and one hundred and thirty-five degrees;
- a first blade having a first sharp edge that is mounted to the first segment;
- a second blade having a second sharp edge that is mounted to the second segment.
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A tool comprising:
- a shank having a first end and a second end;
- a first prong extending from the second end of the shank;
- a second prong extending from the second end of the shank;
- said first prong having a first segment that forms a first angle with the shank that is between forty-five degrees and one hundred and thirty-five degrees;
- said second prong having a second segment that forms a second angle with the shank that is between forty-five degrees and one hundred and thirty-five degrees;
- a first blade having a first sharp edge that is mounted to the first segment;
- a second blade having a second sharp edge that is mounted to the second segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.