US1454864A - Feeder-cable support - Google Patents

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May 15; 1923.

W. SCHAAKE FEEDER CABLE SUPPORT Filed Sept. 5

. WITNESSES: I

INVENTOR W////am Schaa/re ATTORNEY Patented May 15, 1923.

UNITED s i ELECTRIC 8a MANUFACTUBlNG COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

FEEDER-CABLE SUTPPORT.

Application filed September 3, 1919. Seria1No.,321,410.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SoHAAKn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Feeder- Cable Supports, of which the followlng 1s a specification. X

invention relates to conductor-supporting devices and particularly to such de- Another object of my invention is to pro-- vide a conductor-supporting device for mines or other places of restricted overhead, or other, space that shall be of substantially minimum dimensions, thereby conserving space and providing a neat and compact structure.

Heretofore, it has been usual, in certain conductor-supporting devices, to v employ nuts, screws, bolts and other relatively com plicated and expensive machined parts that are somewhat diflicult to install. Some of these have, also, been so constructed as to occupy an excessive amount of space which, in mines or other places where space is limited, has been an objectionable feature thereof.

In practicing my invention, I provide a relatively simple structure of few parts, requiring a very small amount of machine work, that are of such simple interfitting relation as to greatly facilitate the manipulation thereof in installing and removing a conductor. The device is, also, of such compact construction as to occupy a substantially minimum amount of space, thereby improving conditions, and being a desirable device, in mines and other places of limited overhead space.

Figure l of the accompanying drawings is a view, partially in section and partially.

in elevation, of a device embodying my in- TENT oricc.

wILLIAMscHAAKE, or PITTSBUR H, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNCR T0 wns'rriienousn vention,-as viewed in the direction of a conductor, and Fig.2 is an elevational view thereof; taken'at rightangles to Fig. 1.

A member 1, preferably ofmetal, is pro vided with a body portion 2,1for attachment toa suspension insulator 3 or other device,"'and' substantially parallel legs or portions 4. COppositely-disposed openings 5,'adjacent the outer ends of the"legs4, re ceive' a pin 6 extending between the legs 4. 1

A member 7,'c'onstituting av seat'for a feeder cable or other conductor 8, also extends between the legs Land has openings 9 adapting it to be fitted over the outer'ends of the legs 4. Offset portions 10, at the ends of the member 7 overlap the ends of thepin 6 and prevent-the" withdrawalof the latter. I I I During the operation of. installing the conductor 8, and with the members 6 and 7 removed, the conductor is first placed between the legs 4 and is moved to a position relatively close to the body portion 2. This permits the member 7 to be placed over the 7 legs 4 and moved beyond the openin' s 5,

after which the pin 6 ma be readily p aced in position. The device eing, as shown, in the vertical position, when the, conductor 8 and the member 7 are released, the latter will assume the position shown in the drawings and be securely locked in place.

It will, of course, be understood that the,

same structure may be used in other positions wherein there is a force exerted by the conductor 8 against the member 7.

The several parts, being relatively loosely related, and the member 7 being thereby permitted to have a' rocking movement about the pin 6, assure a good bearing engagement between the conductor'8 and the member 7.

While I have shown and described a par ticular formof my invention, changes may be efi'ected therein without departing from the. spirit and scope thereof, as set forth in the appended claims.

I. claim as my invention:

l. A conductor-supporting device comprising a structure having substantially parallel portions, a readily-removable conduc'- tor seat member disposed between said p01,-v tions and held against lateral displacement thereby, and a readily-removable holding' member for supporting the seatfmember prisin disposed between the parallel portions and held against transverse movement by said seat member.

:2. A conductor supporting device comprising a forked structure, a conducto seat disposed between the prongs of the forked structure and slidable longitudinally thereof, and a holding member disposed between the prongs of the forked structure and slidable transversely thereof for preventing removal of the conductor seat from the said p n svent the withdrawal of the holding mem her.

5, A conductor-supporting device comprising a supporting member, a. holding newness member and a member co-operating with the supporting member and the holding member to position aconduotor and prevent the withdrawal of the holding member.

6. A condilator-supporting device comprising a forked member having oppositely disposed receiving portions in the legs thereof, a conductor-seat member extending between said legs and having portions through which said legs extend and a projection at each end, anda pin extending between, and into the receiving portion of, said legs, the projections on the seat member extending across the longitudinal axis of said pinto prevent the withdrawal of the pin.

7 A conductor-supporting device comprising two substantially parallel portions having oppositely-disposed receiving portions, a conductor-seat member cooperating with said parallel portions and having an offset portion at each end, and a pin extending between, and into the receiving portions of, said-parallel portions, said offset portions being positioned to prevent the withdrawal of the pin.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 25th day of Aug,

WILLIAM SCHAA-KE.

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