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US 2026/0192922 A1Published application
Overhead clamp system and method
AssigneePreformed Line Products Company
InventorsBen Ciesielczyk, Douglas Bell, Nicholas Lees, Craig Baldwin
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Abstract
A clamping system includes an overhead mount and a connecting rod fixed to the overhead mount through a universal joint. The connecting rod swings under gravity about the universal joint relative to the overhead mount. The clamping system also includes a clamp assembly fixed with the connecting rod.
Claims20
A clamping system, comprising:
- an overhead mount;
- a connecting rod fixed to the overhead mount through a universal joint, wherein the connecting rod swings under gravity about the universal joint relative to the overhead mount;
- and
- a clamp assembly fixed with the connecting rod.
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A method of operating a clamping system, the method comprising:
- fixing an upper rod portion of a connecting rod to an overhead mount;
- fixing a lower rod portion of the connecting rod to a clamp assembly;
- fixing the overhead mount to an overhead support;
- and
- driving the overhead support to a line including a cable, wire, or filament, wherein the connecting rod or the clamp assembly contact the line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.