Bird guard wire protector
First Claim
1. A system for protecting insulators associated with the attachment of wires to outdoor support structures, said system comprising:
- central members each formed from electrically insulating material and each of a different size and shape to be snugly mechanically associated with one of a plurality of insulators associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure;
first connecting structure mechanically associated with each of said central members;
second connecting structure mechanically associated with each of said central members and spaced from said first connecting structure of its corresponding central member;
a first arm having a first cover sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from one of said insulators in a first direction, said first arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said first arm having first connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover for removably connecting said first cover to one of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure of each of said central members and second connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover different from said first connecting means for connecting said first cover to said wire; and
a second arm having a second cover sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from one of said insulators in a second direction, said second arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said second arm having first connecting means mechanically associated for removably connecting said second arm to the other of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure of each of said central members and second connecting means mechanically associated with said second cover spaced from said first connecting means for connecting said second cover to said wire.
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Abstract
A protector is made of electrical insulating material. It has a central member sized and shaped to fit over the top of an insulator attaching a power wire to a support structure. The central member has a first connecting structure and a second connecting structure unitarily formed therewith and extending away. A first arm is connected to the first connecting structure to extend away therefrom; and a second arm is connected to the second connecting structure to extend away therefrom. The arms have apertures selectable for attachment to wires of different dimensions. The arms also have internal and external facing ribs to register with the internal and external facing ribs of the first and second connecting structures to effect a snug mechanical connection.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for protecting insulators associated with the attachment of wires to outdoor support structures, said system comprising:
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central members each formed from electrically insulating material and each of a different size and shape to be snugly mechanically associated with one of a plurality of insulators associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure; first connecting structure mechanically associated with each of said central members; second connecting structure mechanically associated with each of said central members and spaced from said first connecting structure of its corresponding central member; a first arm having a first cover sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from one of said insulators in a first direction, said first arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said first arm having first connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover for removably connecting said first cover to one of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure of each of said central members and second connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover different from said first connecting means for connecting said first cover to said wire; and a second arm having a second cover sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from one of said insulators in a second direction, said second arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said second arm having first connecting means mechanically associated for removably connecting said second arm to the other of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure of each of said central members and second connecting means mechanically associated with said second cover spaced from said first connecting means for connecting said second cover to said wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A protector for use with an insulator associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure, said protector comprising:
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a central member formed from electrically insulating material and sized and shaped to be snugly mechanically associated with an insulator associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure; first connecting structure mechanically associated with said central member; second connecting structure spaced from said first connecting structure mechanically associated with said central member; a first arm having a first cover sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from said insulator in a first direction, said first arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said first arm having first connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover for connecting said first cover to one of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure and second connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover different from said first connecting means for connecting said first cover to said wire; and a second arm having second cover structure sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from said insulator in a second direction, said second arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said second arm having first connecting means mechanically associated for connecting said second arm to the other of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure and second connecting means mechanically associated with said second cover spaced from said first connecting means for connecting said second cover to said wire; and a spanning member for spanning from said central member to a second central member positioned proximate to said central member, said spanning member being sizeable to extend between said central member and said second central member and having cover structure sized to substantially cover a wire extending there between, said spanning member being formed of electrically insulating material, and said spanning member having first connecting means and second connecting means mechanically associated for connecting said spanning member to the other of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure of said first central member and to said second central member.
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24. A protector for use with proximately positioned insulators associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure, said protector comprising:
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a first central member formed from electrically insulating material and sized and shaped to be snugly mechanically associated with a first insulator associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure; a second central member formed from electrically insulating material and sized and shaped to be snugly mechanically associated with a second insulator associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure, said second insulator being spaced from and proximate to said first insulator; first connecting structure mechanically associated with said first central member; second connecting structure spaced from said first connecting structure mechanically associated with said first central member; third connecting structure mechanically associated with said second central member; fourth connecting structure spaced from said first connecting structure mechanically associated with said second central member; a first arm having first cover sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from said insulator in a first direction, said first arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said first arm having first connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover for connecting said first cover to one of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure and second connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover spaced from said first connecting means for connecting said first cover to said wire; a second arm having second cover structure sized to substantially cover a wire extending away from said second insulator in a second direction, said second arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said second arm having first connecting means mechanically associated for connecting said second arm to one of said third connecting structure and said fourth connecting structure and second connecting means mechanically associated with said second cover spaced from said first connecting means for connecting said second cover to said wire; and a spanning member sizeable to extend between said first central member and said second central member and having cover structure sized to substantially cover a wire extending therebetween, said spanning member being formed of electrically insulating material, and said spanning member having first connecting means and second connecting means mechanically associated for connecting said spanning member to the other of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure of said first central member and to the other of said third connecting structure and said fourth connecting structure of said second central member.
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25. A protector for use with an insulator associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure, said protector comprising:
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a central member formed from electrically insulating material and sized and shaped to be snugly mechanically associated with an insulator associated with the attachment of a wire to an outdoor support structure; first connecting structure mechanically associated with said central member sized to extend away therefrom and configured to receive therein a first wire extending away from the insulator in a first direction; second connecting structure mechanically associated with said central member sized to extend away therefrom, said second connecting structure being spaced from said first connecting structure and configured to receive therein a second wire extending away from the insulator in a second direction; a first arm having a first cover sized to substantially cover one of the first wire and the second wire extending away from said insulator, said first arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said first arm having first connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover for removably connecting said first cover to one of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure to have one of said first wire and said second wire extending therethrough into said first cover and second connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover different from said first connecting means for connecting said first cover to the said one of said first wire and said second wire extending into said first cover; and a second arm having a second cover sized to substantially cover the other of the first and the second wire extending away from said insulator, said second arm being formed of electrically insulating material and to have a preselected length, said second arm having first connecting means mechanically associated with said first cover for removably connecting said second cover to the other of said first connecting structure and said second connecting structure to have the other of said first wire and said second wire extending therethrough into said second cover and second connecting means mechanically associated with said second cover spaced from said first connecting means for connecting said second cover to the said one of said first wire and said second wire extending into said second cover.
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