Mounting a robotic arm in an inverted position to suspend an electrical bypass

A robotic arm system including a robotic arm and an apparatus for mounting the robotic arm in an inverted position from a free end of a crane or truck boom to suspend a free end of an at least one elongate electrical insulator on the robotic arm above and over an energized electrical component, the system comprising:

• a) a releasably lockable hinge coupler having a pivot linkage, wherein the hinge coupler is adapted for mounting to the free end of the boom;
• b) an elongate boom adapter arm having opposite first and second ends, wherein the boom adapter arm is pivotally mounted, at the first end thereof, on the pivot linkage for releasably lockable pivoting of the boom adapter arm about the pivot linkage relative to the hinge coupler so as to be selectively oriented downwardly relative to a long axis of the boom;
• c) an elongate robotic arm jib having opposite first and second ends wherein the first end of the robotic arm jib is mounted to the second end of the boom adapter arm so as to extend from the boom adapter arm;
• d) a robotic arm pivotally mounted to the second end of the robotic arm jib so as to be selectively rotatable to a horizontal orientation;
• e) an actuator cooperating between the second end of the robotic arm jib and the robotic arm, to selectively rotate the robotic arm relative to the robotic arm jib;
• wherein, in operation, when the boom adapter arm and the robotic arm jib are mounted so as to extend downwardly from the pivot linkage, and so as to be spaced away by an included angle from the free end of the boom whereby the robotic arm is also spaced away from the boom to provide working clearance and minimum approach distance between the boom and the robotic arm when the robotic arm is in proximity to the energized electrical component, the at least one electrical insulator on the robotic arm is oriented vertically downwardly from the robotic arm to position the free end of the at least one electrical insulator above and over the electrical component.