US1448141A - Support for conductors - Google Patents

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M. W. MANZ ET AL.

SUPPORT FOR, CONDUCTORS.

Mar. 13, 1923.

FILED NA A 21 Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MERRILL W. MANZ AND SAMUEL S. MATTHES, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNORS T0 THE OHIO BRASS COMPANY, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORT FOROONDUCTORS.

Application filed March 21, 1922. Serial No. 545,555.

T 0 all 10 ham it may concern Be it known that we, MERRILL W. MANZ and SAMUEL S. MATTHES, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Support for Conductors, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a support for conductors and relates more particularly to the supporting of trolley wires from catenary or messenger cables.

Our invention has for its object the supporting of trolley wires from messenger cables and maintaining the trolley wires and messenger wires in a predetermined spaced relation and resides in the construction, com bination and relation of the various parts more fully set forth and described herein.

In the drawings accompanying the specification- 1 Fig. 1 is a view in elevation looking 'in a longitudinal direction with respect to the trolley wires.

Fig. 2 shows a side view in elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view looking down upon a pair of catenary cables below which are the trolley wires supported by three of my devices indicated at S, S and S".

Fig. 4 is a schematic drawing showing more clearly the method in which the device 5 of Fig. 3 is used.

Fig. 5 is a top view of the trolley clamping member taken on the line 5-45 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an end view of Fig. 5 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow Y or of the clamping element in Fig. 1 looking in the direction Y.

While our device is particularly adapted to the supporting of the trolley ,conductors from catenary cables at a point where one trolley wire diverges from another as shown in Fig. 3, still it is not confined to such a lirn ited purpose, but can be made use of in va rious constructions in combinations of overhead catenary cables and trolley conductors, as for instance, it maybe desired-to support two parallel trolley wires for manymiles suspended from their individual catenary cables and maintained a predetermined distance apart.

Inour preferred construction we employ the vertical eme t re which sensed the trolley conductor directly from the messenger cable, the diagonally disposed elements BB for maintaining one of the trolley conductors in a fixed relation to the messenger cable of thevopposite conductor and 'the element C for maintaining the trolley .conductors in a definitely spaced relation.

The elements AA each comprise the sup,- porting rod 1 to the upper end of which is secured a two part clamp comprising the clamping members 22provided with socket means 3 to engage the enlarged head 4 of the member 1 and also provided with a recess5 to receive and grip a .catenary cable. I

The clamping members2-2 are held in a clamped position upon the messenger cable and the rod 1 by means of the clamping bolt and nut 6. The projecting-end of the bolt adjacent the nut is split at 7 so that the end ing a slot 12 in one end of the bolt for looking the nut in place as already described. The member 8 at its upper end is provided with a socket13 having, as shown, a threaded recess 14: to receive the threadedend of the supporting and 1. The clamping member 8 is also provided with a pair of spaced transverselyprojecting lugs 15 having a recess to receive a clamping bolt andrnut 16 likewise provided with a slot 17 whereby the bolt and nut are locked together.

The diagonal bracing and I supporting elements B-B each comprise "the member 18 to the upper end ofwhich is attachedclamping means as shown secured to the upperend ofthe supporting rod 1. and constructed in like,.manner as shown and indicated bythe numerals. The members B--B are ofii'set asshown in. Fig. 2 in order toallowthe clamping members thereon to rest, alongside the clamping members on. the supporting rods 1:-1 and to gripthe messenger, cable. I

.TQ-the loweren'd of each' rod'18l8 is secured a socket. member 19 having, oneend internally threaded to receive ,th'efithreaded" end of therod 18 d h liowermendvofgthe fiock-et i Provider], w thsto be positioned between the lugs l515 and held iii pivota'l position by means of the bolt and nut 16. Y

Under normally installed conditions the axes of the elements B B coincide with the dotted lines X-X, but in order to Show the details of construction the elements B-B are shown as moved out of normal position about their pivotal point 16.

The element C comprises the spreader member 21120 each e of wh ch s se ur d a Socket memb r 22 pro id d a Qn nd it a threaded recess to receive thethreaded end f th r rl '2 r. m1 a so Pr v ded with a ug to be .pqsit ned between th l g l l he d. in pivotal pos iqn y the b l an installing our invention the clamping "supper end ,of'the elements rs at secured. f t1 e m Ss' IisQ ,c bl fl M ly and the clampi g members at t e? upper s ide f t leme ts f}? are .I Cabl s ML-M respe ti y along si e 0 i leclamps n t member ALTA, The trolley conductors are then e ured ba a as 1' W v8 and 9- Thi qn truetion gi, es a igid, si p and lfcon ain leri s fQr sup rt ng the t l y Wi s om their ind fili l e l a 'y ab i ma nta ned ,sr) 1 e at en- C mb ai ns Qf'a mila fiure hav be n ma e Where he ra i -i m mb s A, B me G 1 net e n? catc e lev .06 u in r fang nf We have S 9, $.tif $lth lower clam] member 8 a to b a to SQQUIQ ale-sq one as o an oi th od 1, 1.8 and 21 and in dj tabl rela on the 'ei T s a a r ry s mple rr nge ent wh c e 1 QbY Q'us ad anta s ver a s mi a an sm W ere the va u pa t a no united in unitary .wns r mt n- The e as bv us y many var a on which can be n'rade in the construction and arrangement ofthe invention herein, insed and h wnf h ch w ll suggest heme ies t 'th s'e k lled he an therefore, e do not wish to, be limited other thanby our claims.

We claim? 1. transmission system comprising a a pair or conducthe i bles i I .o the susil lsise eans, 9 s. me ls :2 11 each'eond' d h lidi-n spaced relation P 1 sewi d ther w; each ans having a means to suspend as e e l-d e d a ber fronieach at? th a pair o eondut'i sir-ra ns: all

plurality of messenger cables, a plurality of conductors positioned in a plane below the messenger cables and means to suspend the conductors from the cables; the suspension means comprising gripping means to be attached to each conductor, each gripping means provided with means to suspend it from one of the messenger cables and having means for the attachment of a pair of mem bers one to connect with the oppositely disposed gripping means to maintain separation and the other for attachment to one of the messenger cables for suspending and bracing the combination.

4. A transmission system comprising a plurality of messenger cables, a plurality of conductors and means to suspend the conductors from the messenger cables; the sus pension means comprising gripping means to be attached to each conductor, detachable n'leans connecting oppositely disposed gripping means to maintain spaced relation, detachable means for securing each gripping means to one of the messenger cables and each grimaing means provided With detachable means for connecting it to the other messenger cable.

5. A transmission system comprising a plurality of messenger cables, a plurality of conductors and means to suspend the conductors from the cables; the suspension means comprising a gripping means to be attached to each conductor and means to maintain the conductors in spaced relation and means secured to each gripping means to secure the gripping means to each of the messenger cables.

6. A transmission system comprising a plug Yty of messenger cables, a plurality of cond 'ctors and means to suspend the conductors from; the messenger cables; the sus pension means comprisin gripping member secured to each conductor and suspending and bracing means secured to each gripping member and to each messenger cable.

7". A transmission system comprising a plurality of messenger cables, a plurality of conductors and means to suspend the conclue-tors from the messenger cables; the, sussecured thereto for securing the gripping member to one of the messenger cables and means pivotally secured thereto for securing the gripping member to the other conductor.

8. A suspension device for electric conductors comprising a two part clamping member having means to engage and grip the conductor, means to secure the clamping member to a pair of overhead supports comprising a pair of projecting members, one of the projecting members having one end rigidly secured to one part of the clamping member and having means at the other end to engage and grip one of the overhead supports and the other projecting member pivotally secured to the same part of the clamping member and having means at the other end to engage and grip the other overhead support and means to secure the last named projecting member to they clamping member.

9. A suspension device for electric conductors comprising a clamping memb r having means to engage and grip the can uctor, means to secure the clamping member to a pair of overhead supports comprising a pair of projecting members, one of the projecting members having one end rigidly secured to the clamping member and having means at the other end to engage and grip one of the overhead supports and the other projecting member pivotally secured to the clamping member and having means at the other end to engage and grip the other overhead support and means to pivotally secure the last named projecting member to the clamping member.

10. A suspension device for electric conductors comprising a member having means to engage and grip the conductor, means to secure the clamping member to a pair of adjacent overhead supports and means to maintain spaced relation with an adjacently supported conductor.

11. A suspension device for electric conductors comprising a member having means to engage and grip the conductor, means to secure the clamping member to a pair of adjacent overhead supports and means to maintain spaced relation with a conductor supported from the same overhead supports.

12. A suspension device for an electric conductor comprising a member having means of attachment to the conductor, means to suspendthe member from an overhead support, means to engage another overhead support to brace the member and means to maintain the member in spaced relation to an adjacent conductor.

13. A suspension device for electric conductors comprising a member arranged to be attached to a conductor, means to engage an overhead support and maintain the member in spaced relation thereto, means to engage another overhead support and maintain the member in spaced relation thereto and means to engage an adjacent conductor and maintain the member in spaced relation thereto.

14. A suspension device for electric conductors comprising a member arranged to be attached to a conductor, means to engage an overhead'support and maintain the memher in spaced relation thereto, means to engage another overhead support and maintain the member in spaced relation thereto and means to engage an adjacent conductor and maintain the member in spaced relation thereto, all of the spacing means having an attachment to the member.

15. A clamping device for supporting a conductor relative to a pair of overhead supports and to another conductor comprising a member arranged to engage the first named conductor, meansattached to the member and having means to engage one of the overhead supports, means attached to the member and provided with means to engage the second mentioned conductor, and means to engage the other overhead support and having an adjustable attachment to the member for varying its angular relation relative to the other two means.

16. A clamping device for supporting a conductor relative to a pair of overhead supports and to another conductor comprising a member arranged to engage the first mentioned conductor, means attached to the member for securing the member to oneof the overhead supports, means attached to the member to secure the member to the other overhead support and means attached to the member to secure the member in spaced relation to the second mentioned conductor, the attachment of each of the last two mentioned means to the member permitting angular adjustment between each of the means and the first mentioned means.

17. A clamping device for supporting a conductor relative to a pair of overhead supports and to another conductor comprising a member arranged to engage the first named conductor, means attached to the member and having means to engage one of the overhead supports, means attached to the memher for attachment to the other overhead support and means attached to the member to engage the second mentioned conductor, the attachment of the last means to the member permitting the member to vary its angu. lar relation relative to the other two members.

18. The combination with a pair of messenger cables of means for supporting there from a pair of conductors, said means comprising a two part clamping member secured to each conductor, a suspension member attached to each clamping member, a two part clamp secured to each suspension member to engage one of the messenger cables, means for securing the two part clamp to the sus- P n ion m m r and t t e messeng cable.

a member attached to each 01? the conductor clamping members and havlng means for attachment to the other messenger cable adjacent the two part clamp thereon and a common spacing member secured to the two part clampinr r v members to maintain the conducting mem'ers a predetermined distance apart.

19. A ti'olley conductor support comprising a two part clamp to engage the conductor and means on one of the parts whereby three attachments can he made thereto for suspending the support and bracing against freedom f movement.

, In testimony whereof We affix our signa- MERRILL W. MANZ. SAMUEL S. MATTHES.

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