Pls Technologies, Inc.

Robert P Butler

An apparatus for reinforcing an upstanding utility/meter pole having a worn top includes an elongated brace adapted to bear against the pole near a top end of the pole. A washer plate is disposed in overlying relation to the elongated brace. A front support is secured to an opposite side of the pole by an elongated bolt that extends diametrically through the pole and is engaged by a nut to secure the brace and front support in sandwiching relation to the pole. Additional embodiments are designed to reinforce cross arms secured to the utility pole.

Utility or meter pole top reinforcement method and apparatus

The present invention includes a prosthetic apparatus for reinforcing a top of a rotted/deteriorated upstanding pole. The prosthetic ensleeves or sandwiches the pole at its uppermost end to provide an elongate support on which insulators and other various equipment can be safely secured. The present invention may include diametrically opposed support stringers to increase support and rigidity. An embodiment may include pole access apertures, insulator cutouts, and bolt receiving channels. The present invention provides a simplistic and inexpensive fix to preexisting rotting utility poles while also enabling a safe and efficient installation.

The present invention includes a prosthetic apparatus for reinforcing a top of a rotted/deteriorating upstanding pole. The prosthetic ensleeves the pole at its uppermost end to provide an elongate support on which insulators and other various equipment can be mounted in a secure fashion. The present invention may include diametrically opposed support stringers to increase support and rigidity. An embodiment may include pole access apertures, insulator cutouts, and bolt receiving channels. The present invention provides a simplistic and inexpensive fix to preexisting rotting utility poles while also enabling a safe and efficient installation.

An apparatus for reinforcing an upstanding utility/meter pole having a worn top includes an elongate brace adapted to bear against the pole near a top end of the pole. A washer plate is disposed in overlying relation to the elongate brace. A front support is secured to an opposite side of the pole by an elongate bolt that extends diametrically through the pole and is engaged by a nut to secure the brace and front support in sandwiching relation to the pole. A second embodiment reinforces a cross arm of a pole and a third embodiment ensleeves a pole at its uppermost end in a cylindrical body that serves as a prosthesis for a disintegrating pole top.

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Palm Harbor, FL, United States of America

Robert P Butler