Patent ID: 9721703
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H01B

Claim:
1. A wildlife guard apparatus for an electrical insulator body, the wildlife guard apparatus comprising: a plurality of guard assemblies, each of the guard assemblies including a guard member and a base wall member secured to the guard member of said each of the guard assemblies; wherein the plurality of guard assemblies is configured or configurable to form an enclosure defining a chamber, wherein in the enclosure configuration the plurality of guard assemblies defines an end opening communicating with the chamber and the base wall members extend across the end opening to close at least a portion thereof and define a base opening and a surrounding seat; wherein the enclosure is configured to receive the insulator body such that the insulator body includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending through the end opening, adjacent the base wall members and through the base opening, and the second portion being disposed in the chamber; and wherein the guard members are formed of a first material and the base wall members are formed of a second material that is softer than the first material.