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US 2008/0289870 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for reducing wire theft from street light and utility poles
OwnerTimothy Earnest Butlerinventor
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An apparatus and method is provided for inhibiting theft of electrical wiring through the access opening of an electrical fixture supporting pole, such as a street light pole. Prior to securing the pole to the base, a wire clamping element is placed on the base around the passage for the power supply cable. The electrical power supply cable is clamped to a vertical surface of the clamping element, and the free end of the cable is extended to a location proximate the second opposed vertical surface of the clamping element. The electrical connection cable from the electrical fixture is then attached to the power supply cable, and the pole and the clamping element are secured to the base such that the access opening is positioned to provide access to the connections of the power supply cable and electrical connection cable from the electrical fixture, but access to the clamping device which secures the power supply cable to the first surface is not possible without removing the pole.
Apparatus for securing electrical wiring against theft through the access opening of an electrical fixture supporting pole, said electrical fixture supporting pole comprising an elongated hollow pole having an upper end and a lower end adapted for removably securing to a base, and an access opening located proximate said lower end, wherein said base is provided with a passage for receiving an electrical power supply cable, said apparatus comprising an upright element for securing to said base and having an element extending in a direction perpendicular to said base once secured thereto, and means for releasably securing an electrical cable to said upright element, wherein said upright element is configured to prevent access to said means for releasably securing an electrical cable from said access opening when said lower end of said pole is secured to said base.
Apparatus for securing electrical wiring against theft through the access opening of an electrical fixture supporting pole, said electrical fixture supporting pole comprising an elongated hollow pole having an upper end and a lower end adapted for removably securing said pole to a base, and an access opening located proximate said lower end, wherein said base is provided with a passage for receiving an electrical power supply cable, said apparatus comprising an upright element for securing to said base and having an element extending in a direction perpendicular to said base once secured thereto, and means for releasably securing an electrical cable to a first side of said upright element, whereby said upright element separates the hollow interior of said lower end of said elongated hollow pole into two sections, a first section accessible from said access opening and a second section containing said means for releasably securing an electrical cable which is not accessible by an individual through said access opening.
A method of inhibiting theft of electrical wiring through the access opening of an electrical fixture supporting pole for supporting an electrical fixture having an electrical connection cable, said electrical fixture supporting pole comprising an elongated hollow pole adapted at its lower end for removably securing to a base provided with a passage for receiving an electrical power supply cable, and an access opening proximate said lower end of said pole, said method comprising:
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