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US2605661A
US2605661A US195672A US19567250A US2605661A US 2605661 A US2605661 A US 2605661A US 195672 A US195672 A US 195672A US 19567250 A US19567250 A US 19567250A US 2605661 A US2605661 A US 2605661A
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/12—End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
    • H01R11/14—End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork the hook being adapted for hanging on overhead or other suspended lines, e.g. hot line clamp
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  • V ⁇ to provide a new and improved linemens tool for use in making electrical vconnections with clamp type fastener devices which is safe( and easy to use.
  • a linemens tool comprising l an insulated handle having a holder mounted thereon for.' removably receivingl a clamp type connector unt, the tool'including a wrench whereby the connector nay. be tightened after the' same has been assembled aroundl the electrif n cal conductors to be connected together.
  • the invention comprises an elongated, insulated handle having a head member rotatably mounted on'o'ne endvof the handle, the head member defininga rectangular pocket adapted cooperatively to; receive' and hold therewithin a clamp type connector.
  • a socket wrench element xedly securedAV to the holder extends upwardly'through the headmember and into one'end of the pocket, withthewreneh 'socket so* arranged as cooperatively to engage the headfof the screw element of the clamp connector.
  • the toolythe clamp connector is inserted into theholder pocket and the screw head engaged by the wrench socket.
  • the clampconnectoris then assembled aboutthe electrical conducto-rs to be fastened'together and y which may readily be accomplished by manipula-f tion of the tool handlefwith a single hand.
  • the handle may be'twistedrotatably about its longitudinal axis to' -rotate'thesocket wrench while the head member'is stationarily retained bythe 4, 1950,-'se'ria1N-19a672' y n notaires. (c1. erf-53) f illustrating .the step of'removalof the tool from theclampunit and-conductors.' J1 Y electrical conductors thereby drawing vthe clamp unit tight.
  • the tool may readily be removedfrilrnthe: conductors and clamp unit all without neces-M sitating direct contact by the hands! with -anyj ⁇ electrically conductive part. 1 y..
  • Y y i Fig. l is a frontelevation illustratingjthe tool lin 'accordance with 'the preferred embodiment
  • Fig. 4 is a top view of the tool
  • ⁇ f Fig. 5' is an enlarged view in perspective illus-- vtrating ⁇ a clamp connector unit Vfor usewith i tool;
  • Fig. 10i is a fragmentaryl side elevational-view'- Referring now to'.
  • the" draw1ng,jtl:ie I'inventionlj comprises an elongated handle lil of s'uitabl'e'in-j sulating material, the handle being provided with relatively deep, longitudinal ites ⁇ II vwhereby faf firm grip may be obtained upon'the handlefor effecting rotation thereof
  • head member l2 is rotatably movable 'relativeto' the handlev IB about ana'xis extending longitudif nally of the handleQMA-rectangular pocket I4 provided in the upper end of the head memberfll.
  • the pocket v being openen one side of the tool
  • Fig. 6 is a view illustrating the tool in usefwitl erable heights, the tool may be mounted by means of a suitable adapter on the end of a pole.
  • a tap connection may readily be made to a live conductor without requiring the electrician to hold, or touch directly with his hands, either of the conductors, the clamp connector unit, or any conductive part of the tool itself.
  • the tool therefore, eliminates the hazard formerly inherent in making connections of this type, and also simplies the work which was more or less awkward to perform with conventional tools.
  • a clamp connector tool comprising an elongated handle, an elongated head member mounted on one end of said handle and extending longitudinally therefrom, said head member including a pair of spaced apart parallel side wall iianges and an outer endwall flange defining a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including a screw element and with said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the head of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a socket wrench, a stem fixedly secured to said handle and extending into said head member, said socket wrench being fixedly secured to the outer end of said stern and extending into said pocket and facing said endwall, said socket wrench being adapted for cooperatively engaging the head of said screw element, said head member being slidably and rotatably mounted upon said stem between said socket wrench and said handle and a spring operatively arranged between said head member and said handle for resiliently biasing said head member towardsaid handle.
  • a clamp connector tool comprising a handle, a head member including a cylindrical base portion, a cylindrical recess extending into. one end of said handle for cooperatively receiving the cylindrical base portion of said head member, said cylindrical portion being freely rotatable within said recess, the outer end portion of said head member including a pair of spaced-apart parallel side wall flanges and an outer end wall nange dening a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including a screw element and with said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the headY of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a stem ixedly secured to said handle and extending coaXially through said recess and said cylindrical portion, a socket Wrench secured to the outer end of said stern and adapted cooperatively to engage the head of said screw element, said head member being longitudinally slidable upon said stem, a compression spring arranged about said stem within said cylindrical base portion, the opposite ends of said spring bearing against opposing shoulders provided respectively upon said stem
  • a clamp connector tool comprising a handle, a head member including a cylindrical base portion, a cylindrical recess extending into one end of said handle for cooperatively receiving the cylindrical base portion of said head member,
  • the outer end head member including a being freely rotatable portion of said pair of spaced-apart parallel side wall fianges and an outer end wall flange defining a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including a screw element and with said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the head of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a stem xedly secured to said handle and extending coaxially through said recess and said cylindrical portion, secured to the outer end of said cooperatively to engage 1 element, said head member being longitudinally slidable upon said stem,
  • a socket wrench stem and adapted the head of said screw arranged about said stem within said cylindrical base portion, the opposite ends of said spring bearing against opposing shoulders provided respectively upon said stem and upon said cylindrical base portion whereby said head member is biased resiliently in the direction toward said handle, said head member including a ange portion extending laterally upwardly beyond the adjacent edge of said handle and defining an abutment for manual engagement for shifting said head member longitudinally of said stem against the force of said spring.
  • a clamp connector tool comprising a handle, a head member including a cylindrical base porextending into one end cooperatively receiving the cylindrical base portion of said head member, said cylindrical base portion being freely rotatable within said recess, the outer end of said head member including a pair of spaced-apart parallel side wall flanges and an outer end wall iiange dening a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the head of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a stem fixedly secured to said handle and extending coaxally through said recess and said cylindrical portion,
  • socket wrench secured at the outer end of said stem and adapted to engage cooperatively the head of said screw element, and means resiliently biasing said head member toward said handle whereby said socket wrench is urged into said pocket to engage said screw element head.

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Aug. 5, 1952 F. HEUER' `ETAL CLAMP CONNECTOR Toor."
2" SHEETS- SHEET 1 Filed Nov. 14, 1950 Aug. 5, 1952 F. HEUER ETAL CLAMP CONNECTOR Toor.N
Filed Nov. 14., 1950 Patented ug. `5', 1952 1 1 TUM-TED? STATES ArENT 1 oFF CLAMPV CONNECTQR frooLf Y Louis F. Heuer. Stanley J.-Heue r, and Y, e Donald C. Heuer, Portland, Qreg.
' 'Application November l nector assembled about the two conductors with' the other hand and wrench then applied to the threaded screw element of the connector forfastening the same in place; Since the clampconnectorv unit. is relatively small, it is diicult to manipulate Vthe same with insulated gloves so that ytheyelectrician isv inclined to remove his gloves and make the connection with bare hands therebypexposing himself to shock.y u
It .isageneral objectl of` the presentv invention,
therefore,V` to provide a new and improved linemens tool for use in making electrical vconnections with clamp type fastener devices which is safe( and easy to use.
More specically, it is an object of y the present the appended claims.v
invention to provide a linemens tool comprising l an insulated handle having a holder mounted thereon for.' removably receivingl a clamp type connector unt, the tool'including a wrench whereby the connector nay. be tightened after the' same has been assembled aroundl the electrif n cal conductors to be connected together.
I naccordance with the illustrated embodiment,
the invention comprises an elongated, insulated handle having a head member rotatably mounted on'o'ne endvof the handle, the head member defininga rectangular pocket adapted cooperatively to; receive' and hold therewithin a clamp type connector. A socket wrench element xedly securedAV to the holder extends upwardly'through the headmember and into one'end of the pocket, withthewreneh 'socket so* arranged as cooperatively to engage the headfof the screw element of the clamp connector. In using the toolythe clamp connector is inserted into theholder pocket and the screw head engaged by the wrench socket.
The clampconnectoris then assembled aboutthe electrical conducto-rs to be fastened'together and y which may readily be accomplished by manipula-f tion of the tool handlefwith a single hand. e --Aiter the connector has been thus assembled, the handle may be'twistedrotatably about its longitudinal axis to' -rotate'thesocket wrench while the head member'is stationarily retained bythe 4, 1950,-'se'ria1N-19a672' y n notaires. (c1. erf-53) f illustrating .the step of'removalof the tool from theclampunit and-conductors.' J1 Y electrical conductors thereby drawing vthe clamp unit tight. After the clampunit has been/tightened, the tool may readily be removedfrilrnthe: conductors and clamp unit all without neces-M sitating direct contact by the hands! with -anyj` electrically conductive part. 1 y..
For a consideration of what ris believed'nov'elf and inventive, attention is directed to the viollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing while the features of novelty. willbe pointed out-'with greater -parti'c'ulaifity-.inr
Inthe drawing: Y y i Fig. l is a frontelevation illustratingjthe tool lin 'accordance with 'the preferred embodiment Fig. 4 is a top view of the tool;` f Fig. 5' is an enlarged view in perspective illus-- vtrating `a clamp connector unit Vfor usewith i tool;
one conductor assembled in the lclamp connector held by the tool and about Ato be connectedvto fa second conductor; Fig. 7 is a front elevational"viewillustrating a further step of the usage ofthe tool and'showing the clamp connector assembled "about both conductors and'in readiness for tightening; fr -g Fig. 8 isa fragmentary, sectional viewt kenY alongathe line v8-'8 'of Fig. '7; {fi Fig. 9fis a fragmentary.' ide'elevational-view y showing lthe clamp connector inthe tightened condition; and 1 f f l. Fig. 10i is a fragmentaryl side elevational-view'- Referring now to'. the" draw1ng,jtl:ie I'inventionlj comprises an elongated handle lil of s'uitabl'e'in-j sulating material, the handle being provided with relatively deep, longitudinal ites `II vwhereby faf firm grip may be obtained upon'the handlefor effecting rotation thereof Y Mounted Yin the upper f end of the-handle l0 isa head member-l2 havinl a. cylindrical base portion l3^extending dow wardly into a cooperating cylindricalrecessl'i'j-j provided inthe upper end ofthe handlel l0: head member l2 is rotatably movable 'relativeto' the handlev IB about ana'xis extending longitudif nally of the handleQMA-rectangular pocket I4 provided in the upper end of the head memberfll.'
the pocket vbeing openen one side of the tool, and
' Fig. 6 is a view illustrating the tool in usefwitl erable heights, the tool may be mounted by means of a suitable adapter on the end of a pole.
It will be seen from the description given, that by using the tool of the present invention, a tap connection may readily be made to a live conductor without requiring the electrician to hold, or touch directly with his hands, either of the conductors, the clamp connector unit, or any conductive part of the tool itself. The tool, therefore, eliminates the hazard formerly inherent in making connections of this type, and also simplies the work which was more or less awkward to perform with conventional tools.
Having described the invention in what is considered to be a preferred embodiment, it is desired that it be understood that the speciic details shown are merely illustrative and that the invention may be carried out in other ways.
f We claim:
1. A clamp connector tool comprising an elongated handle, an elongated head member mounted on one end of said handle and extending longitudinally therefrom, said head member including a pair of spaced apart parallel side wall iianges and an outer endwall flange defining a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including a screw element and with said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the head of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a socket wrench, a stem fixedly secured to said handle and extending into said head member, said socket wrench being fixedly secured to the outer end of said stern and extending into said pocket and facing said endwall, said socket wrench being adapted for cooperatively engaging the head of said screw element, said head member being slidably and rotatably mounted upon said stem between said socket wrench and said handle and a spring operatively arranged between said head member and said handle for resiliently biasing said head member towardsaid handle.
2. A clamp connector tool comprising a handle, a head member including a cylindrical base portion, a cylindrical recess extending into. one end of said handle for cooperatively receiving the cylindrical base portion of said head member, said cylindrical portion being freely rotatable within said recess, the outer end portion of said head member including a pair of spaced-apart parallel side wall flanges and an outer end wall nange dening a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including a screw element and with said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the headY of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a stem ixedly secured to said handle and extending coaXially through said recess and said cylindrical portion, a socket Wrench secured to the outer end of said stern and adapted cooperatively to engage the head of said screw element, said head member being longitudinally slidable upon said stem, a compression spring arranged about said stem within said cylindrical base portion, the opposite ends of said spring bearing against opposing shoulders provided respectively upon said stem and upon said cylindrical base portion whereby said head member is biased resiliently in the direction toward said handle.
tion, a cylindrical recess of said handle for 3. A clamp connector tool comprising a handle, a head member including a cylindrical base portion, a cylindrical recess extending into one end of said handle for cooperatively receiving the cylindrical base portion of said head member,
said cylindrical portion within said recess, the outer end head member including a being freely rotatable portion of said pair of spaced-apart parallel side wall fianges and an outer end wall flange defining a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including a screw element and with said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the head of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a stem xedly secured to said handle and extending coaxially through said recess and said cylindrical portion, secured to the outer end of said cooperatively to engage 1 element, said head member being longitudinally slidable upon said stem,
a socket wrench stem and adapted the head of said screw arranged about said stem within said cylindrical base portion, the opposite ends of said spring bearing against opposing shoulders provided respectively upon said stem and upon said cylindrical base portion whereby said head member is biased resiliently in the direction toward said handle, said head member including a ange portion extending laterally upwardly beyond the adjacent edge of said handle and defining an abutment for manual engagement for shifting said head member longitudinally of said stem against the force of said spring.
4. A clamp connector tool comprising a handle, a head member including a cylindrical base porextending into one end cooperatively receiving the cylindrical base portion of said head member, said cylindrical base portion being freely rotatable within said recess, the outer end of said head member including a pair of spaced-apart parallel side wall flanges and an outer end wall iiange dening a rectangular pocket for cooperatively receiving and retaining a connector unit including said screw element extending in the longitudinal direction of said handle and with the head of said screw element facing the adjacent end of said handle, a stem fixedly secured to said handle and extending coaxally through said recess and said cylindrical portion,
a socket wrench secured at the outer end of said stem and adapted to engage cooperatively the head of said screw element, and means resiliently biasing said head member toward said handle whereby said socket wrench is urged into said pocket to engage said screw element head.
The following references are of record in the LOUIS F. HEUER. STANLEY J. HEUER. DONALD C. HEUER.
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US2768548A (en) * 1955-07-14 1956-10-30 Verian W Spears Tool for installing mechanical connectors on high voltage lines
US2986053A (en) * 1959-09-23 1961-05-30 Aluminum Co Of America Hand tool for applying and removing line connector clamps
US3021875A (en) * 1959-03-23 1962-02-20 Coleman Eldridge Hot stick for applying preformed armor
US3182485A (en) * 1962-12-31 1965-05-11 Burndy Corp Compression tool
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US2768548A (en) * 1955-07-14 1956-10-30 Verian W Spears Tool for installing mechanical connectors on high voltage lines
US3021875A (en) * 1959-03-23 1962-02-20 Coleman Eldridge Hot stick for applying preformed armor
US2986053A (en) * 1959-09-23 1961-05-30 Aluminum Co Of America Hand tool for applying and removing line connector clamps
US3182485A (en) * 1962-12-31 1965-05-11 Burndy Corp Compression tool
US20210075173A1 (en) * 2019-09-06 2021-03-11 Hubbell Incorporated Installation accessories for lineman hot sticks
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US20210091545A1 (en) * 2019-09-24 2021-03-25 Hubbell Incorporated Formed wire inlay tool
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