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Aerial cable spacer

US5700980A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 1995
Grant dateDec 23, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G7/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An aerial cable spacer and support fabricated from separate arm members and braces which are selectively joined to form an open frame device which can be hung from a messenger wire. The inclusion of a plurality of fins at acute angles to the arm members and braces increases the leakage distance between cable phases and with ground while facilitating the washing of the fin surfaces and that between the fins while preventing the build up of water on those surfaces. Different lengths of arm members and braces can be fabricated with the same tooling permitting components to be sized according to the voltage ratings of the cable system.

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