Patent ID: 7794291

Claim:
A repair device for repairing a compromised section of an electrical transmission line, comprising: a first end section having a first groove engageable with one side of a portion of a transmission line at a first location and a first clamping member engageable with a second side of said portion of the transmission line at said first location, the first clamping member being adjustably connected to the first end section for selectably increasing or decreasing the separation between the first clamping member and the first groove so as to clamp or release said portion of the transmission line at the first location between the first clamping member and the first groove, the first clamping member and the first end section being movable to a release position wherein they are still connected to one another and define an opening suitable for radial insertion of the transmission line between the first clamping member and the first groove; a second end section having a second groove engageable with one side of a portion of a transmission line at a second location spaced from the first location and a second clamping member engageable with a second side of said portion of the transmission line at said second location, the second clamping member being adjustably connected to the second end section for selectably increasing or decreasing the separation between the second clamping member and the second groove so as to clamp or release said portion of the transmission line at the second location between the second clamping member and the second groove, the second clamping member and the second end section being movable to a release position wherein they are still connected to one another and define an opening suitable for radial insertion of the transmission line between the second clamping member and the second groove; at least first and second electrically conductive leg members connected to the first and second end sections; and wherein the first and second leg members are connected to the first end section on opposite sides of the first groove, and the first and second leg members are connected to the second end section on opposite sides of the second groove.