Fastener for fastening a length of wire to the ground
AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorJohn LoGiudice
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Abstract
A fastener for temporarily fastening a length of wire to the ground includes a U-shaped member having leg portions, a bridge portion bridging the leg portions, and a mount portion arranged at one end of the bridge portion. One of the leg portions has a length greater than the length of the bridge portion, and the mount portion is adapted to receive a visual indicator for identifying the location of the wire. An interior surface defined by the bridge of the U-shaped member captures the wire when the leg portions are inserted into the ground.
Claims18
A fastener for temporarily fastening a length of wire having a diameter to the ground, comprising:
- a U-shaped member having first and second leg portions and a bridge portion bridging said first and second leg portions;
- wherein at least one of said first and second leg portions has a length greater than said diameter of said wire;
- and
- a mount portion arranged at said bridge portion, said mount portion being adapted to receive a visual indicator for identifying the location of said wire;
- whereby
- an interior surface defined by said bridge of said U-shaped member captures a length of said wire when at least one of said first and second leg portions is inserted into said ground.
A fastener for temporarily fastening a length of wire having a diameter to the ground, comprising:
- a U-shaped member having first and second leg portions and a bridge portion bridging said first and second leg portions;
- wherein at least one of said first and second leg portions has a length greater than said diameter of said wire;
- a mount portion arranged at said bridge portion adapted to receive a visual indicator flag;
- and
- a visual indicator flag mounted to said mount portion;
- whereby an interior surface defined by said bridge of said U-shaped member captures a length of said wire when at least one of said first and second leg portions is inserted into said ground and said visual indicator flag identifies the location of said wire.
A fastener for temporarily fastening a length of wire to the ground, comprising:
- means for capturing a portion of said length of wire;
- means for fastening said fastener to said ground;
- means for receiving a visual location indicator;
- and
- means for visually indicating the location of said wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.