Deadend wedge design
AssigneeAlcoa Fujikura Limited
InventorWayne L. Quesnel
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Abstract
An apparatus, called a wedge deadend, used to secure aerial fiber optic transmission lines or cables. The deadend and secured cable can effectively be attached to support structures such as poles or towers. The wedge deadend has a body that consists of multiple hinged segments that are opened and closed to load and access cable. The body accommodates multiple interlocking wedges which track the inside of the body and interlock with each other via teeth. Both the body segments and wedges are tapered such that one end of the body when closed is angled inwardly. When the body is closed, the wedges form an opening that is sized and textured to grip cables of various range diameters. The wedges are designed to compress the encased cable evenly along the entire contact surface of the cable.
Claims14
An apparatus for securing fiber optic transmission lines or cable comprising:
- a body formed by multiple attaching segments, each said segment having an inner and outer surface and a slot extending longitudinally on the midportion of the inner surface of said segment;
- multiple interlocking wedges, each said wedge having inner and outer surface, said outer surface of each wedge having a boss which corresponds to said slots of said body segments so that each said wedge can be interlocked with each said segment, each said wedge having teeth that permit said wedges to interlock such that a longitudinal opening is formed by said teeth for seating a cable when said body is closed.
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