Patent ID: 6011219
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A01M,B63B,H02G

Abstract:
An aerial rat guard for residential and commercial utility wires and cables, including in combination:a barrier plate which egg shaped vertex gradually tapers from a center slot downward to an oblique shaped bottom which surface is slightly convexo-concaved and contains a smooth/slick, light weight, electrically non-conductive material wherein the center slot is located slightly above the center of gravity to maintain an upright position when mounted upon wires and cables; including in combination:a vertical center slit extending from the bottom upwards to said center slot for installation;a replaceable center slot grommet to adjust to various thickness of wires and cables to which they run through to loosely encircle said wires and cables to allow tipping and swinging movement;a weighted tail section which gives said barrier plate the unstable characteristics of tipping and swinging from side to side on the wires and cables if tampered by a rat/rodent; andwherein said grommet further comprises rounded edges thereby enabling the guard to not creep up or down the wires and cables nor fray the wires and cables.