Apparatus for protecting a component of a power distribution system against wildlife
AssigneeCantega Technologies Inc.
InventorsMartin S. Niles, Keith Yeats, Edmond LeRouzic, Paul Alfaro, Dick Yokota
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Abstract
An apparatus for protecting a component of a power distribution system against wildlife, the apparatus comprising a cover having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall and the second wall being spaced apart to receive part of the component; the first wall having an opening for receiving a pin; and a cantilever mount at the opening for supporting the pin in the first wall. Various configurations of cantilever mount and pin may be used. Opposing pins in opposing walls may be used. The pins may extend towards each other and may or may not meet.
Claims19
An apparatus for protecting a component of a power distribution system against wildlife, comprising:
- an insulator cover part defining a space to receive a part of the component;
- a slot in the insulator cover part, the slot extending from a top of the insulator cover part through a curved upper part to a bottom of the curved upper part, the slot being sized and configured to pass a power wire to the part of the component in the insulator cover part
- flanges provided on the insulator cover part and beginning at the bottom of the curved upper part;
- a clip that receives the flanges, wherein the clip is configured so that the power wire passes through a region of the clip when the power wire is in the slot at least at the bottom the curved upper part.
The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the fingers extend along only a portion of the slot.
The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the fingers are sufficiently flexible to allow the power wire to pass through the slot without flexing the insulator cover part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.