Patent ID: 6943301

Claim:
A wildlife guard placement tool for installing a wildlife protection guard on an insulator of an elevated, electrical power distribution system, the tool comprising: a body having: a first end, a second end, an opening operable to receive a portion of a placement tab of the wildlife protection guard through the opening, a near side, a far side with a slot formed therein, the slot operable to receive the portion of the placement tab of the wildlife protection guard through the slot, a first side located between the near side and the far side, the first side having a first notch formed therein, and a second side located opposite the first side, the second side having a second notch formed therein, wherein the first notch is operable to support a portion of a first side of the placement tab of the wildlife protection guard, and wherein the second notch is operable to support a portion of a second side of the placement tab of the wildlife protection guard.