Messenger clamp
AssigneeMarmon Utility LLC
InventorBrian Boisclair
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Abstract
Messenger clamps can be formed from two messenger clamp halves. Messenger clamps and messenger clamp halves can include break away portions, which allow a messenger wire to fall when subjected to high impact forces such as a tree falling on the messenger wire. A messenger clamp half for use in forming a messenger clamp can include an inside face having a first clamping groove and a second clamping groove, and an outside face having at least one fault groove. A break away portion of the messenger clamp half can include one of the clamping grooves, and can further includes at least a portion of the fault groove.
Claims20
A messenger clamp half for use in forming a messenger clamp, the messenger clamp half comprising:
- an inside face having a first clamping groove and a second clamping groove,
- an outside face having at least one fault groove;
- and
- at least one break away portion that includes the first clamping groove or the second clamping groove, and further includes at least a portion of the fault groove.
A messenger clamp comprising:
- a first messenger clamp half;
- and
- a second messenger clamp half;
- wherein the first messenger clamp half includes:
- an inside face having a first clamping groove and a second clamping groove;
- an outside face having at least one fault groove;
- and
- at least one break away portion that includes the first clamping groove or the second clamping groove and further includes at least a portion of the fault groove.
A messenger clamp comprising:
- a first messenger clamp half including a bolt hole;
- and
- a second messenger clamp half including a bolt hole;
- wherein the first messenger clamp half further includes:
- an inside face having a first clamping groove and a second clamping groove;
- an outside face having at least one fault groove that is located below the bolt hole when the messenger clamp is installed;
- and
- at least one break away portion that includes the first clamping groove or the second clamping groove and further includes at least a portion of the fault groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.