Patent ID: 6422537
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A wire stringing apparatus for use when stringing a wire to a utility pole having a bracket connected thereto, the bracket including a pair of upright legs and a generally horizontal crossbar connected between the upright legs, the wire to be connected so as to depend from the crossbar between the upright legs, the apparatus to be used in conjunction with a standard stringing dolly, the apparatus comprising:a) a body having a base portion and an arm extending from said base portion, said arm having a distal end; b) a sleeve connected to said arm distal end, said sleeve having a generally horizontal upper surface and a generally vertical receiver; c) a jackscrew slidably received by said sleeve receiver, said jackscrew having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end having a flange sized and shaped so as to be receivable by a coupler of a standard stringing dolly; d) a nut threadably engaging said jackscrew and bearing against said sleeve upper surface; and e) a crossbar retaining structure connected to said body base portion and securable to a crossbar of a utility pole bracket such that said arm distal end is in alignment with a desired location for connecting the wire to the crossbar.