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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2022
Utility Solutions, Inc., Hickory, NC (US);
Peter Shirilla, Hickory, NC (US);
Eugene H. Wood, Hickory, NC (US);
Matthew Nolte, Hickory, NC (US);
Jonathon S. Spencer, Catawba, NC (US);
Thomas Beane, Hudson, NC (US);
Zachary Greer, Hickory, NC (US);
Utility Solutions, Inc., Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A load break tool is disclosed. The load break tool includes a main housing; a sleeve having a first end and a second end coaxially mounted in the main housing and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the second end of the sleeve remains in the main housing in the extended position; a clip assembly connected to the main housing for engaging a pull ring of a circuit isolating device; and a hook engaging terminal rotatably connected to the first end of the sleeve, such that the hook engaging terminal rotates relative to the clip assembly.