Patent ID: 6931977

Claim:
A protective device for a field apparatus, comprising: a first lateral plate and a second lateral plate, each having a top end and a bottom end, the first lateral plate and the second lateral plate being opposingly situated to mutually support each other in an A-shaped structure, the top ends being coupled together by at least one coupling device substantially at the apex of the A-shaped structure and the bottom ends being coupled together by a fastening assembly that restrains the rending of the A-shaped structure by a force generated from debris striking the first or the second lateral plate, each first and second lateral plate having a handle positioned within proximity to the top end by which the A-shaped structure can be collapsed for storage; and a transmission line having a distal end and a proximal end, the transmission line comprising a tube of electrically conducting material surrounding a central conductor held in place by an insulator, the conducting material surrounding the central conductor at the proximal end.