ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FASTENING ELECTRICAL CABLE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS TO ELECTRICAL CABLES
First Claim
1. An attachment device for fastening an electrical cable monitoring instrument to an electrical cable comprising:
- a monitoring instrument sensor with opening for positioning electrical cable such that said electrical cable can be positioned to pass through the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said sensor,at least one elongated elastic member securely attached to said cable monitoring instrument such that, when elastically deformed to a shape characterized by high mechanical energy such that deformed elastic member allows said electrical cable access to and from the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said monitoring instruments sensor,said elongated elastic member, when relaxed to the a shape characterized by lower mechanical energy than said high mechanical energy shape, with the electrical cable positioned to pass through said sensitive volume, applies elastic force to said electrical cable to hold the electrical cable passing through the sensitive volume firmly and securely in contact with the cable monitoring instrument with no relative motion.
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Abstract
The present invention is an attachment device and a method for fastening and removing an electrical cable monitoring instrument to an electrical cable. The attachment device comprises monitoring instrument sensor with opening for positioning electrical cable such that said electrical cable can be positioned to pass through the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said sensor, at least one elongated elastic member securely attached to said cable monitoring instrument such that, when elastically deformed to a shape characterized by high mechanical energy such that deformed elastic member allows said electrical cable access to and from the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said monitoring instruments sensor. The elongated elastic member, when relaxed to the a shape characterized by lower mechanical energy than high mechanical energy shape, with the electrical cable positioned to pass through sensitive volume, applies elastic force to the electrical cable to hold the electrical cable passing through the sensitive volume firmly and securely in contact with the cable monitoring instrument with no relative motion.
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16 Claims
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1. An attachment device for fastening an electrical cable monitoring instrument to an electrical cable comprising:
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a monitoring instrument sensor with opening for positioning electrical cable such that said electrical cable can be positioned to pass through the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said sensor, at least one elongated elastic member securely attached to said cable monitoring instrument such that, when elastically deformed to a shape characterized by high mechanical energy such that deformed elastic member allows said electrical cable access to and from the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said monitoring instruments sensor, said elongated elastic member, when relaxed to the a shape characterized by lower mechanical energy than said high mechanical energy shape, with the electrical cable positioned to pass through said sensitive volume, applies elastic force to said electrical cable to hold the electrical cable passing through the sensitive volume firmly and securely in contact with the cable monitoring instrument with no relative motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for fastening to and removing from an electrical cable an electrical cable monitoring instrument which uses the attachment device, the attachment device comprised of a monitoring instrument sensor with opening for positioning electrical cable such that said electrical cable can be positioned to pass through the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said sensor, at least one elongated elastic member securely attached to said cable monitoring instrument such that, when elastically deformed to a shape characterized by high mechanical energy,
the method for fastening to and removing from an electrical cable the electrical cable monitoring instrument comprising steps: -
a) attaching a hot stick to the mounting bracket, b) bringing the electrical cable monitoring instrument in proximity to the electrical cable using the hot stick, c) engaging the electrical cable with at least one elongated elastic member, d) applying a force on the electrical cable sufficient to produce a reaction force that deforms the elongated elastic member or members to a shape characterized by high mechanical energy such that deformed elastic member allows said electrical cable access to the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said monitoring instrument sensor, e) applying additional force that positions the electrical cable to pass through the sensitive volume at least partially surrounded by said monitoring instrument sensor, f) relaxing the force on the cable such that the resulting reactive force on the elongated elastic member or members allowing the elongated elastic member or members to relax to a shape characterized by lower mechanical energy than said high mechanical energy shape, and to apply elastic force to said electrical cable to hold the electrical cable passing through the sensitive volume firmly and securely in contact with the cable monitoring instrument with no relative motion, g) disconnecting the hot stick from the mounting bracket, h) Performing steps (a) through (g) in reverse order to remove electrical cable monitoring instrument from electrical cable. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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