Asymmetrical stockbridge damper
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorWayne QUESNEL
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Abstract
An asymmetric Stockbridge damper including a clamp and two weights of unequal mass connected to the damper. The damper may further include one or two messenger strands connecting the weights to the clamp. The weights may be situated so that they are an unequal distance from the clamp. The damper may further include a base connected to the clamp, and the weights may be connected to the base. The weights may be bell-shaped. The weights may have smooth contours. The clamp may use a breakaway bolt. The clamp may be designed for high temperature conductor applications. The messenger strands may be made of a 19-strand cable. The messenger strands may be attached to end of the weights and flushed to those ends.
Claims19
An asymmetric Stockbridge damper comprising:
- a clamp;
- a first weight connected to the clamp;
- and
- a second weight connected to the clamp,
- wherein the first weight and the second weight each comprise a respective mass and a respective dimension, and
- wherein the mass of the first weight differs from the mass of the second weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.