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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Michael L. White, Boaz, AL (US);
Frederick James Diggle, Iii, Birmingham, AL (US);
Michael L. White, Boaz, AL (US);
Frederick James Diggle, III, Birmingham, AL (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A support device may be used by a technician when performing elevated line work, for example. The support device may include a shaft having a first end and a second end and threads disposed at the first end of the shaft for use in securing the device to a pole. The support device further may include at least one rigid support member disposed on the second end of the shaft for supporting an object from the device and a pusher attached to the second end of the shaft and adapted to drive the support device into the pole. The pusher may include a driving end adapted to receive force applied from a piston of a powder driven tool, an extension portion extending from the driving end and contacting the support device.