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US 6,874,207 B2Granted
Yoke for automatic deadend assembly
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorWaymon P. Goch
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Abstract
A deadend assembly for anchoring a wire to a support includes a yoke having a base. An opening through the base of the yoke receives a wire receiving device and a first bail. First and second opposing hooks on the base receive a second bail. The second bail is removable to facilitate installation of additional deadend assemblies.
Claims29
A yoke for a deadend assembly, comprising:
- a base;
- an opening through said base receiving a wire receiving device and an anchor bail, said anchor bail extending completely through said base;
- and
- first and second opposing hooks on said base for removably receiving an installation bail.
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A deadend assembly, comprising:
- a yoke having an opening therethrough, said yoke having a first surface and a second surface;
- a first bail received by said opening to anchor said deadend assembly to a support, said first bail entering said yoke from said second surface;
- a wire receiving device received by said opening in said yoke;
- first and second opposing hooks on said base;
- and
- a second bail releasably received by said first and second opposing hooks to facilitate installation of said deadend assembly, said second bail entering said yoke from said first surface.
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A method of installing a deadend assembly, comprising the steps of:
- connecting a first bail to a support;
- inserting the first bail through an opening in a yoke from a lower surface of the yoke to connect the first bail to the yoke;
- connecting a wire receiving device to the yoke from an upper surface of the yoke;
- connecting a second bail to the yoke from the upper surface of the yoke;
- connecting a wire to the wire receiving device;
- pulling on the second bail in a direction away from the upper surface of the yoke to increase tension on the wire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.