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US 2014/0174260 A1Published application
Hotstick assembly for installing and removing devices from high voltage energized overhead power lines
OwnerMurray W. DAVISinventor
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Abstract
A hotstick assembly for installing and removing an electric power line conductor device includes an electrically insulated hotstick. A lead screw driver is attached to an upper portion of the electrically insulated hotstick, the lead screw driver includes a vertical slot extending through a tubular pipe for engaging a horizontal pin on the device for clamping and unclamping jaws on the device.
Claims16
A hotstick assembly for installing and removing an electric power line conductor device comprising:
- an electrically insulated hotstick;
- a lead screw driver attached to an upper portion of the electrically insulated hotstick, the lead screw driver including a vertical slot extending through a tubular pipe for engaging a horizontal pin on a device for clamping and unclamping jaws on the device.
A method of attaching a device to an electric power line conductor comprising
- connecting a lead screw driver on a hotstick assembly to a device;
- placing the device on the electric power line conductor with the hotstick assembly;
- and
- rotating the hotstick assembly in a first direction to fixably secure the device to the electric power line conductor.
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