Systems and methods for detering theft of internal components of streetlights
AssigneesDave Fellon, Jace Fellon
InventorsDave Fellon, Jace Fellon
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Abstract
A streetlight apparatus and method involves use of an anti-theft material for deterring theft of electrical wiring from a streetlight. The anti-theft material includes a stack of rings encircling the electrical wiring in the chamber of the base of the streetlight, where each ring of the stack of rings may include a plurality of ring segments that are each individually insertable through an access opening of the base of the streetlight and positioned around the electrical wiring.
Claims20
A streetlight comprising:
- a base defining a chamber therein;
- a removable cover plate attached to the base to cover an access opening that leads to the chamber;
- a tubular pole extending upward from the base;
- a light fixture supported by the tubular pole;
- a conduit leading to the base;
- an electrical wire extending through the conduit, through the chamber of the base and through at least part of the tubular pole to provide power to the light fixture;
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- a stack of rings encircling the electrical wire within the chamber of the base, wherein each ring of the stack of rings includes a plurality of ring segments.
A method for providing a protective barrier that impedes thieves from stealing electrical wires from a streetlight, wherein the streetlight includes a base defining a chamber, a removable cover plate attached to the base to cover an access opening that leads to the chamber, and a light fixture, wherein the electrical wires extend through the chamber of the base and to the light fixture to provide power to the light fixture, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of ring segments through the access opening and into the chamber of the streetlight;
- and
- assembling the plurality of ring segments while in the chamber into a plurality of stacked rings that extend around the electrical wires in the chamber.
A kit for providing a protective barrier that impedes thieves from stealing electrical wires from a streetlight, wherein the streetlight includes a base defining a chamber, a removable cover plate attached to the base to cover an access opening that leads to the chamber, and a light fixture, wherein the electrical wires extend through the chamber of the base and to the light fixture to provide power to the light fixture, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of ring segments, wherein each of the plurality of ring segments is configured to be:
- insertable through the access opening and into the chamber of the streetlight;
- assemblable in the chamber with at least one other of the plurality of ring segments to form a corresponding ring that extends around the electrical wires in the chamber;
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- stackable to form a plurality of stacked rings that extend around the electrical wires in the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.