Patent ID: 6303856
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A device for supporting and spacing aerial cables, the device comprising:a main body portion, the main body portion having,a cable seat,a first side adjacent the cable seat,a second side adjacent the cable seat and opposite from the first side,an arcuate shaped protrusion having a radial center point and extending along the first side,a plurality of teeth arranged in an arcuate shape along the first side; anda cable retaining arm having,a first end pivotally coupled to the second side of the main body portion,a second end, the second end having a pawl which pivots about a first arcuate path, the first arcuate path substantially aligned with the plurality of teeth arranged in an arcuate shape,a cusped portion located between the first end and the second end for retaining a cable in cooperation with the cable seat, andan abutment surface, distal to said cusped portion, which pivots about a second arcuate path having the same radial center point as the arcuate shaped portion,the second arcuate path substantially aligned and adjacent with the arcuate shaped protrusion, the abutment surface slidably engageable and in contact with the arcuate shaped protrusion, whereby the cable retaining arm is adapted to engage a surface and arcuate shaped protrusion of a cable, the pawl is locked in a position along the plurality of teeth and the engaging abutment surface prevents the pawl from being inadvertently released from the plurality of teeth.