Patent ID: 8446703

Claim:
A surge arrester, comprising: at least one varistor block; at least one end fitting; a plurality of unthreaded reinforcing elements which hold the varistor block firmly on the end fitting, with each of the plurality of unthreaded reinforcing elements being a glass-fiber-reinforced plastic rod or a cable which holds the end fitting and the varistor block together when subjected to a tensile load; and a plurality of anchoring elements each of which holds an associated one of the plurality of unthreaded reinforcing elements firmly on the end fitting; wherein each anchoring element has at least one edge defined by two surfaces that are inclined at angles relative to the end fitting and which cuts into the associated unthreaded reinforcing element, and wherein the edge of each anchoring element forms a cutting ring, which surrounds the glass-fiber-reinforced plastic rod or the cable and cuts into its surface.