Patent ID: 6158555
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An apparatus for carrying wires along a vehicle-mounted extensible mast comprising an extensible mast and a wire carrier box mounted to a vehicle, a masthead platform mounted to an extreme of said mast opposite said vehicle, and a bend-reversible wire carrier, one extreme of said bend-reversible wire carrier being attached to said vehicle, and an opposite extreme of said bend-reversible wire carrier being attached to said masthead platform, said bend-reversible wire carrier comprising clockwise bends alternating with counterclockwise bends separated by bend-reversible wire carrier sections, said bend-reversible wire carrier sections, said clockwise bends, and said counterclockwise bends being sized to fit into said wire carrier box, each said clockwise bend being a part of said bend-reversible wire carrier capable of bending through an arc ranging from 0.degree. to 180.degree. in the clockwise direction, each said counterclockwise bend being a part of said bend-reversible wire carrier capable of bending through an arc ranging from 0.degree. to 180.degree. in the counterclockwise direction, said wire carrier box comprising opposite wire carrier box end walls, said wire carrier box end walls being sized to admit, said-reversible wire carrier when said bend-reversible wire carrier is in an ""accordion"" folded configuration, and at least one guide attached to said extensible mast, said at least one guide being sized to admit said bend-reversible wire carrier, whereby said bend-reversible wire carrier may be maintained in close proximity with said mast.