Patent ID: 6353187
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A01K,H01B

Abstract:
A plastic insulator for supporting an electric fence conductor on a post comprising:a body member; mounting means for attaching said body member to a fence post; a pair of elongated conductor-engaging members, one of said conductor-engaging members being supported by said body member; a hinge mechanism connecting a first end of each of said conductor-engaging members to each other for movement between opened and closed positions in which said conductor engaging members are parallel to each other to form a conductor-receiving seat and an open position in which said conductor-engaging members diverge from each other and form a conductor-receiving opening between second ends of each of said conductor-engaging members; a finger member extending from one of said second ends of said conductor-engaging members; a tab extending from the other of said second ends and being deflectable relative thereto, said tab forming an opening to receive said finger to hold said conductor-engaging members in said closed position, said tab being deflectable manually to release said finger and permit movement of said conductor-engaging member to said open position for placement of a conductor in said seat; and a ledge formed on one of said conductor-engaging members above said conductor receiving seat to limit upward displacement of a conductor in said seat.