Insulating structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9859695-B2
Application number	US-201715420021-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2017
Priority date	Jun 14, 2013
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

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 is removably coupled to the body portion. The first alignment opening extends between a first side and a second side of the alignment portion. 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:
an alignment portion configured to be removably coupled to a body portion that extends along a first axis, 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 body portion, the second portion spaced a distance from the body portion to define a wire opening into which the wire is received for support by the structure, wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the body portion via the first fastener, the body portion and the second portion extend non-linearly with respect to one another along the first axis.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the alignment portion defines an opening through which the alignment portion is configured to receive a first attachment structure.

3. The structure of claim 2 , wherein the alignment portion is configured to be coupled to the body portion by the first attachment structure.

4. The structure of claim 2 , wherein the alignment portion defines a second opening through which the alignment portion is configure to receive a second attachment structure.

5. The structure of claim 4 , wherein the alignment portion is configured to be coupled to the body portion by the second attachment structure.

6. The structure of claim 1 , wherein when the wire is not received within the wire opening, the body portion and the second portion extend substantially linearly with respect to one another along the first axis.

7. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first alignment opening has an opening length and an opening width, the opening length greater than the opening width.

8. A structure for supporting a wire, the structure comprising:
an alignment portion configured to be removably coupled to a body portion that extends along a first axis, the alignment portion defining a 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;
wherein when the alignment portion is coupled to the body portion, the body portion is configured support the wire, wherein the second side of the alignment portion is in contact with the body portion.

9. The structure of claim 8 , wherein the alignment portion defines an opening through which the alignment portion is configured to receive a first attachment structure.

10. The structure of claim 9 , wherein the alignment portion is configured to be coupled to the body portion by the first attachment structure.

11. The structure of claim 9 , wherein the alignment portion defines a second opening through which the alignment portion is configure to receive a second attachment structure.

12. The structure of claim 11 , wherein the alignment portion is configured to be coupled to the body portion by the second attachment structure.

13. The structure of claim 8 , wherein the first alignment opening has an opening length and an opening width, the opening length greater than the opening width.

14. A structure for supporting a wire, the structure comprising:
an 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 second side, the second surface portion separated a second distance from the second side, the first distance different than the second distance; and
an opening through which the alignment portion is configured to receive a first attachment structure, the alignment portion configured to be coupled to a body portion by the first attachment structure, the body portion configured to be coupled to a second portion by the first fastener, wherein 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, wherein the body portion is disposed between the alignment portion and the wire.

15. The structure of claim 14 , wherein when the wire is not received within the wire opening, the body portion and the second portion extend substantially linearly with respect to one another along the first axis.

16. The structure of claim 14 , wherein when the wire is received within the wire opening and the second portion is attached to the body portion via the first fastener, the body portion and the second portion extend non-linearly with respect to one another along the first axis.

17. The structure of claim 14 , wherein the alignment portion defines a second opening through which the alignment portion is configure to receive a second attachment structure.

18. The structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the first surface portion is separated a first separating distance from the second side along a first separating axis that is perpendicular to the first axis; and
the second surface portion is separated a second separating distance from the second side along a second separating axis that is parallel to the first separating axis.

19. The structure of claim 18 , wherein the first separating distance is different than the second separating distance.

20. The structure of claim 18 , wherein the first separating distance is greater than the second separating distance.

Assignees

• Preformed Line Products Co

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• H02G3/0406 Primary

  Details thereof (installation or suspension of conduit channels and other supports H02G3/263) · CPC title

• F16L3/1041

  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