Cable retainer for utility pole base
AssigneePelco Products, Inc.
InventorsA. Philip Parduhn, Raymond M. Woods, Scott R. Talley
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Abstract
A cable retainer assembly for use inside utility pole base assembly. The cable retainer is anchored to the foundation using the same bolts as the pole base. The cable retainer discourages pole-to-pole cable theft by securing the copper conductor cables to the foundation and pole base plate below the handhole in the pole. Access to the clamps of the cable retainer may be prevented by including a blocking structure positioned between the cable retainer and the handhole in the pole base.
Claims64
A cable retainer for securing at least one conductor cable inside a utility pole base assembly mounted on a foundation assembly, wherein the utility pole base assembly comprises a pole base and a base plate with a plurality of anchor bolt holes, wherein the foundation assembly comprises a foundation with a cable conduit, wherein the at least one conductor cable extends up through the cable conduit in the foundation assembly and into the pole base, wherein the foundation comprises a plurality of anchor bolts, and wherein the anchor bolt holes in the utility pole base plate are sized and positioned to align with the anchor bolts in the foundation, the cable retainer comprising:
- a retainer assembly securable to the foundation assembly, the retainer assembly comprising at least one clamp sized and positioned to grip frictionally the at least one cable conductor;
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- a cable retainer base plate having a conductor cable opening sized to permit the at least one conductor cable to extend therethrough and also having a plurality of anchor bolt holes sized and positioned to receive the anchor bolts in the foundation and to align with the anchor bolt holes in the utility pole base plate, and wherein the base plate is configured to be positioned between the foundation and the utility pole base plate.
A cable retainer for securing at least one conductor cable inside a utility pole base mounted on a foundation assembly, the foundation assembly comprising a foundation with a cable conduit, wherein the at least one conductor cable extends up through the cable conduit in the foundation assembly and into the pole base, the cable retainer comprising;
- a cable retainer base plate having a conductor cable opening sized to permit the at least one conductor cable to extend therethrough, wherein the conductor cable opening is generally centered in the cable retainer base plate;
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- a retainer assembly securable to the foundation assembly, the retainer assembly comprising:
- a support plate that extends vertically upward from the cable retainer base plate and that is positioned to span the conductor cable opening;
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- at least one clamp on the support plate sized and positioned to grip frictionally the at least one conductor cable.
A cable retainer for securing at least one conductor cable inside a utility pole base mounted on a foundation assembly, the foundation assembly comprising a foundation with a cable conduit, wherein the at least one conductor cable extends up through the cable conduit in the foundation assembly and into the pole base, the cable retainer comprising;
- a retainer assembly secured to the foundation assembly, the retainer assembly comprising at least one clamp sized and positioned to grip frictionally the at least one cable conductor;
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- a blocking structure positioned above the at least one clamp and configured to obstruct access to the at least one clamp from above the cable retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.