Patent ID: 8225558

Claim:
An electrical system for preventing flashover between a bird and a high voltage wire by the bird bridging an air gap between a grounded structure and the wire, the system comprising: an electrically insulating guard having at least a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising: a downward-angled portion affixed directly on top of a first downward-angled metal strut of the grounded structure, the downward-angled portion having sides that cover sides of the first downward-angled metal strut, the first downward-angled metal strut extending toward a horizontal strut of the grounded structure, the horizontal strut supporting a first insulator that, in turn, supports a first wire carrying a voltage, the downward-angled portion of the guard covering at least a top surface of the first angled metal strut proximate to the first insulator, the downward-angled portion of the guard having a securing device that attaches the downward-angled portion of the guard directly to the first downward-angled metal strut, the second portion of the guard comprising a feature that covers an area of the horizontal strut.