Insulating structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9556975-B2
Application number	US-201414305991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 16, 2014
Priority date	Jun 14, 2013
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

A structure for supporting a wire includes a first portion extending along a first axis. The first portion includes a body portion and an alignment portion. The alignment portion defines a first alignment opening through which the alignment portion receives a fastener. The first alignment opening extends between a first side and a second side. The first side has a first surface portion and a second surface portion. The first surface portion is separated a first distance from the first axis. The second surface portion is separated a second distance from the first axis. The first distance is different than the second distance. The structure includes a second portion defining a second alignment opening through which the second portion receives the fastener. The second portion is spaced a distance from the body portion to define a wire opening into which the wire is received for support by the structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure for supporting a wire, the structure comprising:
a first portion extending along a first axis, the first portion comprising:
a body portion; and
an alignment portion coupled to the body portion, the alignment portion defining a first alignment opening through which the alignment portion is configured to receive a first fastener, the first alignment opening extending between a first side of the alignment portion and a second side of the alignment portion, the first side of the alignment portion having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, the first surface portion separated a first distance from the first axis, the second surface portion separated a second distance from the first axis, the first distance different than the second distance; and

a second portion defining a second alignment opening through which the second portion is configured to receive the first fastener such that the second portion is attached to the first portion, the second portion spaced a distance from the body portion of the first portion to define a wire opening into which the wire is received for support by the structure;
wherein when the wire is not received within the wire opening, the body portion and the alignment portion extend substantially linearly with respect to one another along the first axis, and when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener, the body portion and the alignment portion extend non-linearly with respect to one another along the first axis.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is spaced a separating distance from the alignment portion.

3. The structure of claim 2 , wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener, the separating distance is less than the distance.

4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener is separated a first alignment distance from an upper wall of the alignment portion defining the first alignment opening, the first fastener separated a second alignment distance from a lower wall of the alignment portion defining the first alignment opening.

5. The structure of claim 4 , wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener, the second alignment distance is less than the first alignment distance.

6. The structure of claim 1 , wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener, the first fastener extends along a substantially linear axis.

7. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first alignment opening has an elongated, non-circular cross-sectional shape having an opening length extending along the first axis and an opening width extending substantially transverse to the first axis, the opening length greater than the opening width.

8. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first surface portion of the alignment portion is located adjacent a midpoint of the first alignment opening along the first axis.

9. The structure of claim 8 , wherein the second surface portion of the alignment portion is located adjacent a lower wall of the alignment portion defining the first alignment opening.

10. The structure of claim 9 , wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.

11. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the alignment portion is coupled to the body portion by a first attachment structure.

12. A structure for supporting a wire, the structure comprising:
a first portion extending along a first axis, the first portion comprising:
a body portion; and
an alignment portion coupled to the body portion, the alignment portion defining a first alignment opening through which the alignment portion is configured to receive a first fastener, the first fastener extending along a first fastener axis, the first alignment opening extending between a first side of the alignment portion and a second side of the alignment portion, the first alignment opening having an elongated, non-circular cross-sectional shape having an opening length extending along the first axis and an opening width extending substantially transverse to the first axis, the opening length greater than the opening width, the opening length substantially constant between the first side of the alignment portion and the second side of the alignment portion; and

a second portion defining a second alignment opening through which the second portion is configured to receive the first fastener such that the second portion is attached to the first portion, the second portion spaced a distance from the body portion of the first portion to define a wire opening into which the wire is received for support by the structure, the wire extending along a wire axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first fastener axis along which the first fastener extends.

13. The structure of claim 12 , wherein the second portion is spaced a separating distance from the alignment portion.

14. The structure of claim 13 , wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener, the separating distance is less than the distance.

15. The structure of claim 12 , wherein the first fastener is separated a first alignment distance from an upper wall of the alignment portion defining the first alignment opening, the first fastener separated a second alignment distance from a lower wall of the alignment portion defining the first alignment opening.

16. The structure of claim 15 , wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener, the second alignment distance is less than the first alignment distance.

17. The structure of claim 12 , an upper wall and a lower wall of the alignment portion defining the first alignment opening, the upper wall and the lower wall substantially parallel.

18. A structure for supporting a wire, the structure comprising:
a first portion extending along a first axis, the first portion comprising:
a body portion; and
an alignment portion coupled to the body portion, the alignment portion defining a first alignment opening through which the alignment portion is configured to receive a first fastener, the first alignment opening extending between a first side of the alignment portion and a second side of the alignment portion, the first side of the alignment portion having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, the first surface portion separated a first distance from the first axis, the second surface portion separated a second distance from the first axis, the first distance different than the second distance; and

a second portion defining a second alignment opening through which the second portion is configured to receive the first fastener such that the second portion is attached to the first portion, the second portion spaced a distance from the body portion of the first portion to define a wire opening into which the wire is received for support by the structure, the first portion defining a channel into which a portion of the second portion is configured to be received;
wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the first portion via the first fastener:
the first fastener is separated, adjacent to the first side of the alignment porti

Assignees

• Preformed Line Products Co

Inventors

• Burns Mark
• Ling Lan-Ping
• Sunkle David C

Classifications

• F16L3/10

  divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing · CPC title

• F16L3/1041 Primary

  and being adapted to accommodate pipes of various diameters · CPC title

• H02G7/053 Primary

  Suspension clamps and clips for electric overhead lines not suspended to a supporting wire · CPC title

• H01B17/14

  Supporting insulators (pin insulators H01B17/20; apertured insulators H01B17/24) · CPC title

• F16B2/065

  using screw-thread elements (F16B2/08 - F16B2/12 take precedence) · CPC title