Patent ID: 6291774
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A wildlife guard for enclosing a connection on an insulative bushing to electrical power distribution equipment, comprising:a first wall member and a second wall member adapted to be joined along contact surfaces to form a wildlife protective cover enclosing the connection to the equipment;a base member extending inwardly below the first and second wall members;the base member having an opening formed in it for fitting the cover onto the insulative bushing;the base member comprising:a plurality offering members concentrically located about the opening for the insulative bushing;spacer members mounted between the ring members for connecting the ring members;a plurality of aligned entry slots formed in the wall members for passage of a wire into an interior portion of the cover; anda set of hinge members pivotally connecting the first and second wall members along one of the contact surfaces.