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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1979
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nicholas J Cogelia, Duluth, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174136 ; 150 / ; 174 / ; 174 41 ;
Abstract
A self-locking cable guard for mechanically protecting an aerial cable from damage by squirrels and other animals comprises a longitudinally elongated body having an inverted-V cross section with the legs of the V bent inwardly toward each other to form bent leg sections so as to define a substantially enclosed cavity for receiving and locking onto the aerial cable. The bent leg sections are specifically configured and spaced apart by a predetermined distance to define an expandable resilient spaced gap which facilitates snap-on installation of the guard and at the same time prevents access to the enclosed cable by a squirrel's jaws.