Patent ID: 8858111
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B25G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for a utility pole comprising: a cylindrical outer wall that defines a circular cross-section, an outside diameter, an inside diameter defining an interior volume, a central axis, and a distal end; a flange portion disposed on the distal end, and the flange portion defines an aperture that opens into the interior volume, the aperture having a central axis coaxial with the central axis of the cylindrical outer wall; a cam member comprising: a top cap, distinct from the flange portion, the top cap coupled in a rotationally fixed orientation relative to the flange portion, the top cap telescoped within the inside diameter of the outer body of the cam member, the top cap coupled to the cylindrical outer wall, and the top cap defines an aperture rotationally aligned with the aperture of the flange portion of the cylindrical outer wall; and wherein the top cap has an interior wall that defines the aperture of the top cap, and the interior wall comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of: a plurality of longitudinal ridges parallel to the central axis of the cylindrical outer wall; a plurality of longitudinal slots parallel to the central axis of the cylindrical outer wall.