High voltage cable and insulator shield
AssigneeEco Electrical Systems
InventorMichael Lynch
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Abstract
A plastic shield for a cable and insulator is described having a center section for covering the insulator. The center section has an opening at both its ends for the cable. Proximate each opening is a pivotable flange, where the flange pivots at one end of the flange. An arm extends from each of the cable openings of the center section, and each arm covers the cable exiting the center section. Each arm is pivotally attached to the other end of the associated flange. The length of the flange will typically be about 2-3 inches. The flange allows its associated arm to be moved over a wide range of lateral angles (e.g., up to 45 degrees) and allows the arms to have a lateral offset relative to the center line of the center section and insulator to accommodate a cable that is offset from the center line.
Claims16
A shield for an insulator and cable carrying a voltage, the insulator supporting the cable, the shield comprising:
- a center section configured to cover at least a portion of the insulator, the center section having a first pivot feature proximate to a first opening of the center section and having a second pivot feature proximate to a second opening of the center section, the center section having a center line bisecting it along its length;
- a first arm having a third pivot feature, the first arm configured to enter the first opening of the center section, the first arm having a third opening for the cable;
- a second arm having a fourth pivot feature, the second arm configured to enter the second opening of the center section, the second arm having a fourth opening for the cable;
- a first flange having a fifth pivot feature engaging the first pivot feature of the center section such that the first flange is pivotable around the first pivot feature, the first flange having a sixth pivot feature engaging the third pivot feature on the first arm such that the first flange is pivotable around the third pivot feature, the first flange enabling the third opening of the first arm to be offset from the center line of the center section by the first flange pivoting with respect to the third pivot feature of the first arm;
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- a second flange having a seventh pivot feature engaging the second pivot feature of the center section such that the second flange is pivotable around the second pivot feature, the second flange having an eighth pivot feature engaging the fourth pivot feature on the second arm such that the second flange is pivotable around the fourth pivot feature, the second flange enabling the fourth opening of the second arm to be offset from the center line of the center section by the second flange pivoting with respect to the fourth pivot feature of the second arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.