Shear Pin Bracket for Aerial Cable System

An apparatus for retaining a wire safely above ground in an overhead power distribution system that prevents damage to a support structure caused by an object falling on the wire, the apparatus comprising:

• a mounting base configured to be affixed to a support structure, the mounting base including at least a first set of apertures configured to receive a pivoting pin and a second set of apertures configured to receive a shear pin;
• a bracket arm configured to support a wire and rotatably engage the mounting base, the bracket arm including a third set of apertures configured to receive the pivoting pin and a fourth set of apertures configured to receive the shear pin, wherein the bracket arm is affixed to the mounting base in a horizontal position relative to the mounting base and the support structure when the pivoting pin is inserted into the first set of apertures and the third set of apertures and the shear pin is inserted into the second set of apertures and the fourth set of apertures,
• wherein the bracket arm is configured to rotate downward, pivoting around the pivoting pin, when the shear pin breaks due to impact on the wire.