US 4,733,021 A · Line tie assembly with captured cushioning pad

Abstract

A line tie assembly for securing an elongated line conductor to a line support insulator includes a pair of single-strand line tie components. The line tie components each have a pair of leg portions with helical preformed configurations and a generally U-shaped bight portion integrally interconnecting the leg portions. A generally flat flexible cushioning pad composed of resilient material is pivotally connected to and extends between the bight portions of the line tie components. The bight portions of the respective line tie components hook about a reduced diameter neck portion of the insulator on opposite sides thereof. The leg portions wrap about respective adjacent portions of the line conductor on opposite sides of the insulator for securing the line conductor to the insulator. The cushioning pad is placed between the conductor and a groove in the head portion of the insulator in which the conductor will be retained by the line tie assembly. The cushioning pad has a pair of opposing tabs to releasably attach the pad to the bight portions of the line tie components such that the pad extends therebetween in a captured relationship.

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Dependent claims

A line tie assembly for securing an elongated line to a support therefor, the support including a head portion having a line-receiving groove and a reduced diameter neck portion mounting the head portion, said line tie assembly comprising:

(a) a first line tie component for wrapping about the neck portion of the support and for wrapping about a first adjacent portion of the line for securing the line to the support;
(b) a second line tie component separate from said first line tie component for wrapping about the neck portion of the support diametrically opposite from said first line tie component and for wrapping about a second adjacent portion of the line on an opposite side of the support from the first adjacent line portion for securing the line to the support;
and
(c) a flexible cushioning device connected to and extending between both of said first and second line tie components in a captured relationship, said cushioning device adapted to be disposed between the line and the groove in the support.

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(a) a first single-strand line tie component having a pair of leg portions with helical preformed configurations and a generally U-shaped bight portion integrally interconnecting said leg portions, said bight portion for hooking about the neck portion of the support, said leg portions for wrapping about a first adjacent portion of the line for securing the line to the support;
(b) a second single-strand line tie component separate from said first line tie component and having a pair of leg portions with helical preformed configurations and a generally U-shaped bight portion integrally interconnecting said leg portions, said bight portion of said second line tie component for hooking about the neck portion of the support oppositely from said bight portion of said first line tie component, said leg portions of said second line tie component for wrapping about a second adjacent portion of the line on an opposite side of the support from the first adjacent line portion for securing the line to the support;
and
(c) a generally flat flexible cushioning pad composed of resilient material and pivotally connected to and extending between said bight portions of said first and second line tie components in a captured relationship, said cushioning pad adapted to be placed between the line and the groove in the support.

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a first line tie component having a pair of leg portions with helical preformed configurations and a generally U-shaped bight portion integrally intarconnecting said leg portions, said bight portion for hooking about the neck portion of the support, said leg portions for wrapping about a first adjacent portion of the line to secura the line to the support;
a second line tie component separate from said first line tie component and having a pair of leg portions with helical preformed configurations and a generally U-shaped bight portion integrally interconnecting said leg portions, said bight portion of said second line tie component for hooking about the neck portion of the support oppositely from said bight portion of said first line tie component, said leg portions of said second line tie component for wrapping about a second adjacent portion of the line on an opposite side of the support from the first adjacent line portion to secure the line to the support;
and
a generally flat flexible cushioning pad composed of resilient material and pivotally connected to and extending between said bight portions of said first and second line tie components, said cushioning pad adaptad to be placed between the line and the groove in the support.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Line tie assembly with captured cushioning pad

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Line tie assembly with captured cushioning pad

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