Patent ID: 8336262

Claim:
A method for protecting cables and posts from damage by falling rocks and other dynamic forces, the guard assembly comprising: providing at least one first sleeve cut to a desired length; positioning each at least one first sleeve over a cable; inserting a holding screw through an aperture on a last first sleeve positioned on the cable until the holding screw contacts the cable; providing a second sleeve having an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter of the last first sleeve; positioning the second sleeve over the last first sleeve; tensioning the cable; securing an end of the cable; sliding the second sleeve over the end; positioning a removable collar assembly between the last first sleeve and the second sleeve; maintaining the last first sleeve and the second sleeve from overlapping the removable collar and each other; maintaining the last first sleeve and the second sleeve from connection with each other; removing the holding screw from the last first sleeve; and rotating the last first sleeve, the second sleeve, and the removable collar assembly independently from each other.