Norcross Safety Products, L.l.c.

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Ralph Jacobazzi

Alfred R Flojo

Jeffrey J Cabay

A rubber insulating blanket of a type used by workers, such as electrical lineworkers and industrial electricians, to cover live electrical conductors, apparatus, or circuits, so as to protect themselves against electrical shock hazards, is generally square or otherwise generally rectangular, so as to have two longitudinal edges and two transverse edges. The blanket is provided with four handles, each of which is located at the middle of a separate edge of the blanket. If the blanket has eyelets located near the middles of the longitudinal edges, the eyelets so located are located between the handles located at those same portions. Being unitary with the remainder of the blanket and having outer portions projecting outwardly from the edges where the handles are located, the handles do not interfere with rolling of the blanket, as for storage of the blanket in a canister. If equipped with the blanket, a worker can manipulate the blanket easily, via the handles, even while the worker is working on a pole, on a ladder, or in an elevated bucket. A group of such blankets, if stacked so that their handles have aligned openings, can be easily manipulated by a worker or workers.

Rubber insulating blanket and method using same

A locking clamp assembly that permits movement in one direction and prevents movement in a second direction to eliminate unintentional locking clamp assembly loosening encountered during normal operation. The locking clamp assembly includes a clamp head with a threaded portion and at least one retaining slot traversing the threaded portion, a clamp housing adapted to threadedly received the clamp head, and a locking pin that is operatively mounted on the clamp housing and is positioned adjacent to the retaining slot. When the locking clamp assembly is engaged, the locking pin is adapted to interact with at least one retaining slot to prevent the locking clamp assembly from movement in a first direction and for actuation by a retaining slot to enable movement of the locking clamp assembly in a second direction. There is also an engage means for the locking pin to selectively engaged or disengaged the locking clamp assembly.

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Des Plaines, IL, United States of America

Ralph Jacobazzi