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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Wayne Quesnel, Moore, SC (US);
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
An asymmetric Stockbridge damper including a clamp and two weights of unequal mass connected to the damper. The damper may further include one or two messenger strands connecting the weights to the clamp. The weights may be situated so that they are an unequal distance from the clamp. The damper may further include a base connected to the clamp, and the weights may be connected to the base. The weights may be bell-shaped. The weights may have smooth contours. The clamp may use a breakaway bolt. The clamp may be designed for high temperature conductor applications. The messenger strands may be made of a 19-strand cable. The messenger strands may be attached to end of the weights and flushed to those ends.