Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

Carl C Brittain

Wayne D Wilcoxon

Mark E Orth

Brian A Booker

James P Piotrowski

Kim M Diefenbach

John D Mitchell

A base () for supporting a pole puller () utilized to manipulate a pole () includes first and second bearing arms () configured to rest on a surface () with the pole () located between the first and second bearing arms (). A cross member () interconnects the first and second bearing arms () and a housing () extends from the cross member () into which the pole puller () is seated. A flexible member () coupled to a ram () of the pole puller () encircles the pole (). An upward force () is imposed on the flexible member () via the ram () to extract the pole () from a fixed, upright position in the ground (). The support provided by the base () prevents the pole puller () from kicking into the ground as the upward force () is imposed.

Base for use with a pole puller

A clamp () for attaching a vibration damper to an energized suspended conductor () includes a base () having a first clamp member () with first and second extension sections (). The clamp () further includes a second clamp member () positioned between the extension sections (), and an eyebolt () for securing the second clamp member (), to the first clamp member (). The extension sections () continuously abut the second clamp member () to prevent its rotation about the eyebolt (). During installation, the eyebolt () is captured by a hook member () of shotgun stick () and a single lineman secures the vibration damper to the conductor ().

Clamp for a vibration damper and method of installing same

A pole bridle () for facilitating the manipulation of a pole () by a hoist includes plates () configured for placement in spaced-relation about the pole (). Retaining members () are coupled to an outer surface () of the plates (). The retaining members () are configured to retain a flexible member () of the hoist in encircling-relation about the pole (). An upward force () imposed on the flexible member () creates a transverse force () on the plates () to direct the plates () against the pole (). The transverse force () largely prevents the plates () from slipping along the pole () as the upward force () incrementally extracts the pole () from a fixed, upright position in the ground ().

Pole bridle

A clamp ( ) for attaching a vibration damper to an energized suspended conductor ( ) includes a base ( ) having a first clamp member ( ) with first and second extension sections ( ). The clamp ( ) further includes a second clamp member ( ) positioned between the extension sections ( ), and an eyebolt ( ) for securing the second clamp member ( ), to the first clamp member ( ). The extension sections ( ) continuously abut the second clamp member ( ) to prevent its rotation about the eyebolt ( ). During installation, the eyebolt ( ) is captured by a hook member ( ) of shotgun stick ( ) and a single lineman secures the vibration damper to the conductor ( ).

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Dewey, AZ, United States of America

Carl C Brittain