Beacon for power lines or similar cables and a device for its installation
AssigneeSociedad Anonima de Performados Metallicos
InventorFernando M. Larumbe
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Abstract
A beacon for power lines or similar cables, intended to scare birds and/or warn them of the existence of cables and having a central body attached to the line as a clamp, equipped with side fins, arranged vertically and with a color, layout and configuration consistent with the area's terrain and fauna. For installation, a car-shaped device, equipped with an electric motor and battery-operated, has been provided, which has a beacon charger and a device for setting down the same, which is moved through the line by remote control.
Claims3
A beacon for a power line comprising a central body clamped to the line, said central body having side fins, said side fins arranged vertically, said side fins having a color consistent with a terrain and fauna of an area in which the line is located, said central body having an internal cavity, said central body having a socket opening to a face of said central body and opening to said internal cavity, said socket having a width suitable for allowing the line to slide therethrough, said fins having a divergent arrangement forming an X-shaped configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.