Patent ID: 7530202

Claim:
A guy guard assembly for use with a guy wire of the type secured in use at one end to a structure to be supported and at the other end to the ground, the guy guard assembly comprising: a guy guard in the form of a tube, the tube wall having an aperture defined therethrough; and a clamp including: a bolt having a head disposed outside the tube and a threaded shaft extending from the head through the aperture; a first plastic clamp portion disposed inside the tube against the tube wall and through which the bolt extends in spaced-relation, the first plastic clamp portion defining a first jaw part; and a second plastic clamp portion defining a second jaw part and threaded to the bolt, the clamp portions having a first configuration, wherein the jaw parts are relatively distal to and spaced apart from one another to define a slot in which said guy wire can be slotted, and, from the first configuration, being configurable through rotation of the bolt to a second configuration, wherein the jaw parts are relatively proximal to one another to grip said guy wire when disposed in said slot; and wherein the clamp further comprises bias means for biasing the clamp portions for movement toward the first configuration.