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US 2020/0347632 A1Published application
Break Resistant Utility Pole Design
OwnerEric Newberryinventor
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Abstract
A utility pole is resistant to breakage by providing a connection between an upper and a lower portion. In many embodiments, the upper portion with an arm supporting a utility line is able to deflect relative to a lower portion at the connection and then either be replaced or restored to the upright configuration.
Claims7
A utility line support comprising:
- one of a tower and a pole having an upper portion with at least one outwardly extending arm supporting at least one energized utility line therefrom;
- a lower pole portion with a connector intermediate the upper portion and the lower pole portion, said lower pole portion connected to ground;
- an upright configuration and a deflected configuration, wherein when in the upright configuration, the upper portion extends upwardly until subjected to at least a predetermined force, and when in the deflected configuration, the upper portion is angled relative to vertical while maintaining the arm and the upper portion above the ground, wherein the one of the tower and the pole is transitioned from the upright configuration to the deflected condition by one of an accident and a disaster;
- and when in the deflected configuration, the upper portion is one of replaced and restored to the upright configuration at the connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.