Patent ID: 9318892
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: H01C,H02H

Claim Text:
1. A surge arrester, comprising: a cage including an upper holder, a lower holder and at least three insulating rods having rod ends; one of said rod ends of each of said insulating rods being held by said upper holder and the other of said rod ends of each of said insulating rods being held by said lower holder; said upper holder and said lower holder each configured to allow at least two different positions for at least one of said insulating rods relative to said holders; said holders each configured to allow positioning of said at least one insulating rod differently relative to said holders; at least one resistor element disposed in said cage; said upper holder and said lower holder each having a respective slot formed therein through which a respective one of said rod ends of said variably positioned insulating rod passes to fasten said at least one variably positioned insulating rod; and a tightening strap configured to be adjusted during mounting, to be passed around said variably positioned insulating rod and to exert a tensile force on said variably positioned insulating rod in direction of said at least one resistor element.