Device for installing aerial electrical power lines
AssigneeConsolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
InventorsJames Michael Sauschuck, Jr., Ronald William Mege
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Abstract
A device for installing aerial electrical power conductors on utility poles. The device includes a frame having a plurality of anchors. The anchors are arranged to provide a place for securing a plurality of pull ropes during installation of the conductors. The device includes a post sized to be received in a hitch on a vehicle. In one embodiment, the device is sized to fit into an aerial platform, such as that used on utility bucket trucks. The device may be lifted to the point of connection on the utility pole.
Claims5
A device for installing aerial power lines, said device comprising:
- a first post having a first and second end;
- a second post coupled to said first end and extending substantially perpendicular to said first post, said second post being sized to be received in a trailer hitch;
- a first cross arm coupled to said first post second end;
- a third post coupled on an end to said first cross arm;
- a second cross arm coupled to said third post on an end opposite said first cross arm;
- a first plurality of anchors coupled to said first cross arm, each of said first plurality of anchors having a first opening sized to receive a rope;
- and,
- a second plurality of anchors coupled to said second cross arm, each of said second plurality of anchors having a second opening sized to receive a rope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.