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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Brent Williams, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Reliant Energy Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/700 ; H01B 1/736 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/700 ; H01B 1/736 ;
Abstract
A wildlife guard for electrical power distribution equipment has two hingedly mounted sections which close together to form a protective cover at the top of an insulator bushing on electrical equipment. The wildlife guard is adapted by its structure to fit a range of bushing sizes and yet provide structural integrity and reliable protection once in place. The wildlife guard also accommodates passage of conductive members such as electrical conductors and sparkgap bars through the cover at locations governed by actual field conditions. The wildlife guard has a cover locking mechanism allowing its easy removal when desired.