Patent ID: 6877400

Claim:
A tool for placement of a wildlife protection guard on an insulated bushing portion of a transformer, the tool comprising: a body having a first end, a second end operable to receive the wildlife protection guard, an upper side and lower side; a hook portion adjacent the first end of the body; a connector coupled to the body, the connector portion pivotably attachable to an end of an extendable pole and operable to position the tool in a first position substantially perpendicular relative to the extendable pole and further operable to position the tool in a second position substantially non-perpendicular relative to the extendable pole, the connector portion further operable to position the tool in a third position wherein the tool is substantially angularly offset the end of the extendable pole when the tool is in the first and second positions; a first tension member defining a portion of the second end of the body adjacent the upper side of the body, the first tension member having an upper side and a lower side; a second tension member defining a portion of the second end of the body adjacent the lower side of the body, the second tension member having an upper side and a lower side, a portion of the upper side of the second tension member and a portion of the lower side of the first tension member defining a slot operable to receive a portion of the wildlife protection guard; and a tensioning mechanism communicates with the first and second tension members, the tensioning mechanism operable to adjust a distance between the lower side of the first tension member and the upper side of the second tension member to adjust the tension on the wildlife protection guard receivable in the slot.