Patent ID: 8474780

Claim:
A cable retainer for securing at least one conductor cable inside a utility pole base assembly mounted on a foundation assembly, wherein the utility pole base assembly comprises a pole base and a base plate with a plurality of anchor bolt holes, wherein the foundation assembly comprises a foundation with a cable conduit, wherein the at least one conductor cable extends up through the cable conduit in the foundation assembly and into the pole base, wherein the foundation comprises a plurality of anchor bolts, and wherein the anchor bolt holes in the utility pole base plate are sized and positioned to align with the anchor bolts in the foundation, the cable retainer comprising: a retainer assembly securable to the foundation assembly, the retainer assembly comprising at least one clamp sized and positioned to grip frictionally the at least one cable conductor; and a cable retainer base plate having a conductor cable opening sized to permit the at least one conductor cable to extend therethrough and also having a plurality of anchor bolt holes sized and positioned to receive the anchor bolts in the foundation and to align with the anchor bolt holes in the utility pole base plate, and wherein the base plate is configured to be positioned between the foundation and the utility pole base plate.