Patent ID: 7909376

Claim:
On a power line having a protective cutout device with a swinging conductive arm that swings free when blown, wherein a loop is present on said swinging conductive arm, a method of engaging said loop on said swinging conductive arm with a pole assembly, said method comprising the steps of: providing a pole assembly having a straight pole, a post extending laterally in a first direction therefrom and a slot receptacle under said post having a top opening that faces said post and extends in a direction perpendicular to said first direction of said post; passing said post through said loop on said swinging conductive arm; positioning a portion of said loop into said slot receptacle while said post is extending through said loop; pushing on said pole assembly to rotate said swinging conductive arm in a selected plane, wherein said portion of said loop in said slot receptacle prevents said swinging conductive arm from rotating out of said selected plane.