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Hotstick applicator for fault indicator cores

  • US 3,984,798 A
  • Filed: 11/21/1974
  • Issued: 10/05/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An applicator including a separable device and having means for applying said device to a power distribution system cable with a hotstick, said applicator comprising:

  • a saddle member;

    first and second device holders, each holder receiving a portion of said device and said holders being respectively pivotally mounted at one end thereof to said saddle member at opposite ends thereof wherein the free ends of said holders are translatable toward and away from each other and each holder having a projection in the direction of the opposite pivotal mounting;

    spring means for urging said holders toward each other;

    rotatable means extending through said saddle member and having a first end engaging said projections of said holders and having a second end engagable with said hotstick for translating said holders in response to rotation of said rotatable means;

    wherein;

    said holders each comprise a generally U-shaped member having a generally flat cross section, andsaid saddle member comprises a generally U-shaped channel member receptive of said holders and providing a pivot point means at each end thereof for pivotally mounting said holders;

    wherein said device is a magnetic core having first and second separable sections respectively received by said first and second holders; and

    ,wherein said spring means includes an elastomeric sleeve surrounding said channel member and said projections received therein, thereby to urge said holders and said core sections towards each other.

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