Rodent guard
OwnerBret Ferlandinventor
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Abstract
A pest guard comprises a flat disk mounted on a cylindrical sleeve which is fixed against linear movement on a support member by a pair of clamps. The sleeve is provided with a longitudinal slot permitting it to be placed over the support member. The clamps are each formed by two halves and adapted to be fitted over a respective ends of the sleeve so that the clamps permit rotational movement of the sleeve but inhibit longitudinal movement of the sleeve about the cable. The disk is provided with a central opening such that it is permitted to rotate about the sleeve. The disk is also provided with a radial, curved slit which resists opening and which maintains the disk flat through extended use.
Claims9
A rodent guard comprising:
- a cylindrical sleeve having opposite ends and a longitudinal slit extending between said ends for permitting said sleeve to be placed over a wire, or cable;
- clamp means for mounting said said sleeve against axial movement along the wire, or cable and a barrier member comprising a disk having a circular opening through its center of a diameter greater than the diameter of said sleeve to permit free relative rotation of said disk with respect to said sleeve said disk having a radial slit extending from said circular opening to the periphery of said disk permitting mounting of said barrier on said sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.