High voltage cable and insulator shield with flexible arm connector

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, the center section having a center line bisecting it along its length;
• a first arm having a second pivot feature, the first arm having a second opening for the cable;
• and
• a first flange having a third pivot feature engaging the first pivot feature of the center section such that the first flange is pivotable around the first pivot feature in at least a lateral direction, the first flange having a fourth pivot feature engaging the second pivot feature on the first arm such that the first flange is pivotable around the second pivot feature in at least the lateral direction, the first flange enabling the second 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 second pivot feature of the first arm,
• wherein the first flange is bendable, enabling the first arm to be offset from the center line of the center section in a vertical direction perpendicular to the lateral direction.