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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
Wayne L. Quesnel, Moore, SC (US);
Alcoa Fujikura Limited, Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, called a wedge deadend, used to secure aerial fiber optic transmission lines or cables. The deadend and secured cable can effectively be attached to support structures such as poles or towers. The wedge deadend has a body that consists of multiple hinged segments that are opened and closed to load and access cable. The body accommodates multiple interlocking wedges which track the inside of the body and interlock with each other via teeth. Both the body segments and wedges are tapered such that one end of the body when closed is angled inwardly. When the body is closed, the wedges form an opening that is sized and textured to grip cables of various range diameters. The wedges are designed to compress the encased cable evenly along the entire contact surface of the cable.