INSULATING COVER FOR TRANSFORMER BRACKETS
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1. An insulating cover for mounting brackets, comprising;
- a fastener cover section, a bracket cover section, and an isolator cover section between the fastener cover section and the bracket cover section, wherein the bracket cover section can be releasably attached to a mounting bracket.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides insulating covers for mounting brackets used to secure arrester assemblies to transformers. The purpose of the insulating cover is to protect wildlife from electric shock, and to prevent power interruptions on high voltage distribution lines caused by the bridging of high voltage circuits by wildlife.
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1. An insulating cover for mounting brackets, comprising;
- a fastener cover section, a bracket cover section, and an isolator cover section between the fastener cover section and the bracket cover section, wherein the bracket cover section can be releasably attached to a mounting bracket.
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14. An arrester assembly, comprising:
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an arrester; a mounting bracket for securing the arrester assembly to a transformer; an isolator bracket connected to the arrester at one end and to the mounting bracket another end; and an insulating cover releasably attached to the mounting bracket for insulating at least a portion of the mounting bracket and the connection point between the isolator bracket and the mounting bracket. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A transformer assembly, comprising:
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a transformer; and an arrester assembly attached to the transformer, the arrester assembly having an arrester, a mounting bracket for attaching the arrester assembly to the transformer, an isolator bracket connected to the arrester at one end and to the mounting bracket another end, and an insulating cover for insulating at least a portion of the mounting bracket and the connection point between the isolator bracket and the mounting bracket. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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- 42. An insulating cover for transformer mounting brackets, comprising a bracket cover surface, a first side wall extending from the bracket cover surface and a first tab extending from the first side wall, and a second side wall extending from the bracket cover surface and a second tab extending from the second side wall such that the insulating cover can be releasably attached to a transformer mounting bracket, wherein the insulating cover is made of an insulating material capable of insulating conductive components in high voltage environments ranging between 2.55 kV and 38 kV.
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