Patent ID: 7029316

Claim:
An assembly for accommodating a manipulating means for lifting and positioning and actuating its clamping means on a power line or other conductor, comprising: a lifting ring defining a first aperture of a predetermined diameter generally larger than the working end diameter of said manipulating means for receiving said manipulating means; a rigid region radially extending from said lifting ring, said rigid region having a second aperture disposed there through, wherein said second aperture is adapted to receive a mounting means to rigidly attach said lifting ring to said clamping means; said lifting ring and rigid region forming a unitarily formed body; said rigid region proximate to the first aperture forms a first end and said rigid region proximate to said second aperture forms a second end and the rigid region between said first end and second end forms a middle area; a conducting set, further comprising; at least one length of conductor; at least one end termination with clamping means mounted on each end of said conductor conductive to each other through said conductor; and a rigid mounting means mounting said lifting ring to said end terminations.