Patent ID: 11905015
Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 14:
15. A clamp comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw attached to the first jaw;
a biasing member having a first end attached to the first jaw and a second end attached to the second jaw, wherein:
the biasing member is configured to at least one of:
rotate the first jaw relative to the second jaw about an axis; or
rotate the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis;

a triggering mechanism configured to engage at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw, the triggering mechanism movable between a first position relative to at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw and a second position relative to at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw; and
a wire extending from a first end attached to the triggering mechanism to a second end attached to a mounting structure to which the clamp is mounted, wherein:
in the first position, the triggering mechanism is configured to at least one of:
restrain rotation of the first jaw relative to the second jaw about the axis; or
restrain rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis, and

in the second position, the triggering mechanism is configured to at least one of:
enable rotation of the first jaw relative to the second jaw about the axis; or
enable rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis,

the triggering mechanism is configured to be moved from the first position to the second position by a force generated based upon a distance between the triggering mechanism and the mounting structure, and
when the clamp is engaged with a line, movement of the mounting structure in a direction away from the line increases the distance between the triggering mechanism and the mounting structure,
the wire becomes taut between the triggering mechanism and the mounting structure as the distance increases and the force is generated in the wire, and
the force urges the triggering mechanism to move from the first position to the second position to mount the clamp to the line.