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US1996871A
US1996871A US573727A US57372731A US1996871A US 1996871 A US1996871 A US 1996871A US 573727 A US573727 A US 573727A US 57372731 A US57372731 A US 57372731A US 1996871 A US1996871 A US 1996871A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/20—Side-supporting means therefor, e.g. using guy ropes or struts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16G—BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
    • F16G11/00—Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes
    • F16G11/04—Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps
    • F16G11/044—Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps friction clamps deforming the cable, wire, rope or cord
    • F16G11/048—Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps friction clamps deforming the cable, wire, rope or cord by moving a surface into the cable
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16G—BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
    • F16G11/00—Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes
    • F16G11/06—Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with laterally-arranged screws

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  • the protectors usually completely cover the wirefso that broken strands, rusting or other evidences or" wear beneath the guy wire protector are not visible. In addition to this, the protectors in some forms contact directly with the guy wire and thus accumulate'di'rt, grit and moisture and promote rusting and deterioration of the guy wire. Further, it is often difficult to attach the guy wire protectors and auxiliary parts are frequently required to properly attach the protectorsto the guy wires, both at their upper and lower ends.
  • This invention is designed to overcome thedeiects noted above and objects of the invention are to provide a guy Wire protector which is so constructed that the guy wire lies in an open groove in the protector so that it is always visible for inspection, and which is also so made that it affords adequate protection not only for the guy wire itself, but also from the guy wire clamp or clamps, loose strands and other protruding connections.
  • guy wire protector in which the upper end is so made, for example slotted, that it can be hooked over the wire thereby eliminating the necessity of using bolts, and which is-provided with spacers integrally or unitarily formed with the protector, thus spacing the guy wire away from the protector to allow the washing out of dirt and grit and preventing the collection of moisture, thereby securing a longer life for the entire structure and also avoiding the necessity of using loose spacing members.
  • a guy wire protector in which a single curved bolt is used to clamp the protector to the wire and in which the construction is such that the bolt may be carried by the protector itself during shipment and may be merely rocked or slid along its curved arc to permit the positioning of the guy wire within the protector and thereafter be slid back into position and the bolt and washer placed thereon, this curved bolt adequately holding the protector in place.
  • guy wire protector which is formed with a groove in the protector within which the guy wire is positionedand which, due to the structural shape imparted to the protector, vastlyincreasesits mechanicalstrength and thereby makes it much stronger against impact, and to provide a guy wire protector which is slotted adjacent its'lower end so that the plane of the lower end of the protector is above the guy wire while at the same time permitting the positioning of the protector in place upon the guy wire without requiring threading. of the guy wire through the protector.
  • Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a guy wire with the protector in place.
  • Figure 2 is an'enlarg'ed face view of the protector drawn to a larger scale than that shown in Figure 1, such View being greatly shortened.
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged bottom end view of the protector, the guy wire being shown in section- Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view cnthe line 2-4 of Figure 2. r V
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, partly broken away and taken on the line 6-5 of Figure 2.
  • the guy wire I bodily carries the protector, which is indicated generally by the reference character 2.
  • the guy wire protector is stamped from sheet metal, such, for instance, as galvanized sheet steel, or other suitable material. It is an elongated structure provided with a depressed centrally located groove 3 within which the guy wire lies.
  • the general shape of the guy wire protector as may be seen from Figures 3, 4 and 5, is roughly semi-circular thereby securing considerable mechanical strength. Additional mechanical strength is secured by forming the longitudinally extending groove 3pressed therein and thus affording a multiple channel effect. This has been found to greatly increase the strength of the protector.
  • the guy wire be spaced slightly from the protector so as to secure the free washing away of any dirt, grit or other material, and. also to prevent the collection of moismm.
  • This spacing of the guy wire from the protector is secured by forming spacers 4 from the metal itself, as shown in Figures 2 and 4. These spacers are struck up from the body of the metal, as shown most clearly for instance in Figure 4, and extend transversely across the groove 3.
  • the spacers 4 are themselves provided with small centrally located grooves formed by their centrally depressed portions 4, see Figure 4, within,
  • a curved U-bolt 5 extends through the walls of the channel "3, see Figures 2 and 5, and is prothe guy wire, as shown in Figures 2 and 6.
  • the grooves 3 extend throughout the major portion of the guy wire protector.
  • the lowermost portion 2 is devoid of a groove and is split, as indicated at l0, so that. the protector may be slightly sprung and slipped over the guy wire at this portion.
  • This lower portion Ziorms, in eifect,'an apron which completely covers the guy wire clamp I l or clamps and also the loose end and loose strands orother protruding connections.
  • strap or other securing means 12 which may be riveted at one end,.as indicated at [3, to one of the portionsand may be removablysecured by means of a bolt M at its other end.
  • a guy wire protector has been formed which is of novel construction, which eliminates a large number of loose pieces which are frequently lost or misplaced in other types of guy wire protectors, and which is inherently structurally strong, thereby resisting impacts to a remarkable degree.
  • guy wire protector is so made that the collection of dirt, grit and moisture is eliminated, and that this result is obtained due 'to the very construction which enhances the strength and simplifies the formation of the guy Wire protector itself.
  • guy wire protector is very easy to make and may be cheap- 1y produced although it has the above enumerated desirable characteristics.
  • a guy wire protector comprising an elongated channel-shaped sheet metal member having a downwardly opening, arched cross sectional contour "and having a longitudinally extending groove on its upper side, said protector having a transverse slot adjacent one end thereofforming 'a lip for hooking over a guy wire, and .having means spaced from said slot for retaining the guy wireyiithin said groove, said protector having alower portion adapted to cover the guy wire.
  • a guy wire protector comprising an elongated sheet metal body portion having a downwardly pressed groove formed therein and, extending longitudinally throughout its major portion, said protector vhaving upwardly pressed, integral spacers for contact with a guy Wire, and means for holding saidproteotor to the guywira-two interrupted at spaced intervals by upwardly pressed spacers, and-means for holding said protector to the guy wire with the guy wire contacting with said spacers.
  • a guy wire protector comprising a channelshaped sheet metal member having a longitudinally extending groovefoi' the'reception of aguy wire, and having an outwardly pressed, integrally formed spacer for contact with the guy wire, the channel of said protector" opening in' the opposite direction from said groove, means for holding the guy wire against'said spacer, said protector having a transversely extending slot adapted to receive the guy wire and forming a lip to hook Iover traversely slotted upper end adapted to hook over a guy wire, and having a slotted loweren'd adapted for positioning over'the guy wire, said slots permitting the passage of the guy wire therethrough during the positioning of said protector upon the guy wire.
  • a guy wire protector comprising an elongated sheet metal'member having a. generally downwardly opening, arch shaped, transverse section, and having an upwardly opening, longitudinally extending groove, said protector having 'a transverse .slot adjacent its upper end forming a up integral with said protector, said lip being adapted to hook over a guy wire, said groove being adapted for the reception of the guy wire, said protector having its lower portion longitudinally slit to permit the positioning of the guy wire under said lower portion, and means I for holding the guy wire within said longitudinally extending groove.
  • a guy wire protector comprising an elongated sheet metal member having a generally downwardly opening, arch shaped, transverse section, and having an upwardly opening, longijtudina-lly extending groove, said protector having a transverse slot adjacent its upperend forming a lip integral with said protector, said lip being adapted to hook over a guy wire, said groove be- 7 'ing adapted for the reception of the guy wire,
  • said protector having its bottom'portion longitudinally slit to permit the positioning of the guy wire under saidlower portion, said protector having integrally rormed spacers located within said groove and provided with depressed portions for contact with the guy wire,- and a U-bolt locatedv between adjacent spacers for locking said'protector to the guy wire.

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April 9, 1935. c. J. LEMONT GUY WIRE PROTECTOR Filed NOV. 9, 1931 INVENTOR 5/9/2771; /r/afif BY M Patented Apr. 9, 1935 PATENT, OFFICE.
GUY WIRE PROTECTOR Clarence J. Lemont, SouthlWilwaukee, Wis.', as-
signor to Line Material Company, South Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Delaware Application November 9, 1931, serial No. 573,727
Claims.
This invention relates to a guy wire protector. It is the usual practice to provide guy wire pro= tectors which clamp about the wire, but it has been found thatthe prior types of guy wire protectors have certain defects, among which may be noted the following:- 1
The protectors usually completely cover the wirefso that broken strands, rusting or other evidences or" wear beneath the guy wire protector are not visible. In addition to this, the protectors in some forms contact directly with the guy wire and thus accumulate'di'rt, grit and moisture and promote rusting and deterioration of the guy wire. Further, it is often difficult to attach the guy wire protectors and auxiliary parts are frequently required to properly attach the protectorsto the guy wires, both at their upper and lower ends.
This invention is designed to overcome thedeiects noted above and objects of the invention are to provide a guy Wire protector which is so constructed that the guy wire lies in an open groove in the protector so that it is always visible for inspection, and which is also so made that it affords adequate protection not only for the guy wire itself, but also from the guy wire clamp or clamps, loose strands and other protruding connections.
Further objects are to provide a guy wire protector in which the upper end is so made, for example slotted, that it can be hooked over the wire thereby eliminating the necessity of using bolts, and which is-provided with spacers integrally or unitarily formed with the protector, thus spacing the guy wire away from the protector to allow the washing out of dirt and grit and preventing the collection of moisture, thereby securing a longer life for the entire structure and also avoiding the necessity of using loose spacing members.
Further objects are to provide a guy wire protector in which a single curved bolt is used to clamp the protector to the wire and in which the construction is such that the bolt may be carried by the protector itself during shipment and may be merely rocked or slid along its curved arc to permit the positioning of the guy wire within the protector and thereafter be slid back into position and the bolt and washer placed thereon, this curved bolt adequately holding the protector in place. 7
Further objects are to provide a guy wire protector which is formed with a groove in the protector within which the guy wire is positionedand which, due to the structural shape imparted to the protector, vastlyincreasesits mechanicalstrength and thereby makes it much stronger against impact, and to provide a guy wire protector which is slotted adjacent its'lower end so that the plane of the lower end of the protector is above the guy wire while at the same time permitting the positioning of the protector in place upon the guy wire without requiring threading. of the guy wire through the protector.
An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a guy wire with the protector in place. I
Figure 2 is an'enlarg'ed face view of the protector drawn to a larger scale than that shown in Figure 1, such View being greatly shortened.
Figure 3 is an enlarged bottom end view of the protector, the guy wire being shown in section- Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view cnthe line 2-4 of Figure 2. r V
Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 2.
Figure 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, partly broken away and taken on the line 6-5 of Figure 2.
Referring to the drawing, it will. be seen that the guy wire I bodily carries the protector, which is indicated generally by the reference character 2.
The guy wire protector is stamped from sheet metal, such, for instance, as galvanized sheet steel, or other suitable material. It is an elongated structure provided with a depressed centrally located groove 3 within which the guy wire lies. The general shape of the guy wire protector, as may be seen from Figures 3, 4 and 5, is roughly semi-circular thereby securing considerable mechanical strength. Additional mechanical strength is secured by forming the longitudinally extending groove 3pressed therein and thus affording a multiple channel effect. This has been found to greatly increase the strength of the protector.
It is desirable that the guy wire be spaced slightly from the protector so as to secure the free washing away of any dirt, grit or other material, and. also to prevent the collection of moismm. This spacing of the guy wire from the protector is secured by forming spacers 4 from the metal itself, as shown in Figures 2 and 4. These spacers are struck up from the body of the metal, as shown most clearly for instance in Figure 4, and extend transversely across the groove 3. The spacers 4 are themselves provided with small centrally located grooves formed by their centrally depressed portions 4, see Figure 4, within,
which the guy wire I is received.
A curved U-bolt 5 extends through the walls of the channel "3, see Figures 2 and 5, and is prothe guy wire, as shown in Figures 2 and 6.
lip is provided with'a downwardly opening groove his V cent spacers 4.
' guy wire and thereby anchorsthe guy wire protector against longitudinal shifting with reference to the guy wire in an even more eflicacious manner than if the bolt merely clamped the guy wire directly and flatly against one of the spacers.
From Figure 2 it will be seen thatthe grooves 3 extend throughout the major portion of the guy wire protector. The lowermost portion 2 is devoid of a groove and is split, as indicated at l0, so that. the protector may be slightly sprung and slipped over the guy wire at this portion. This lower portion Ziorms, in eifect,'an apron which completely covers the guy wire clamp I l or clamps and also the loose end and loose strands orother protruding connections.
strap or other securing means 12 which may be riveted at one end,.as indicated at [3, to one of the portionsand may be removablysecured by means of a bolt M at its other end.
It will be seen that a guy wire protector has been formed which is of novel construction, which eliminates a large number of loose pieces which are frequently lost or misplaced in other types of guy wire protectors, and which is inherently structurally strong, thereby resisting impacts to a remarkable degree. 3
' Itwill be seenfurther that the guy wire protector is so made that the collection of dirt, grit and moisture is eliminated, and that this result is obtained due 'to the very construction which enhances the strength and simplifies the formation of the guy Wire protector itself.
It will be seen also that the upper tongue eliim'nates the use of auxiliary clamps or fastening means and that the lower apron afiords adequate protection against the guy clamps, loosestran'ds, ends or other projecting portions, thereby in reality affording the maximum protection.
'Furthenit has'beenfound that the guy wire protector is very easy to make and may be cheap- 1y produced although it has the above enumerated desirable characteristics.
Although this invention has been described in considera-Tole detail, it is to be understood that such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting,astheinvention may be variously embodied and is to be interpreted as claimed;
I claim: v I 1. A guy wire protector comprising an elongated channel-shaped sheet metal member having a downwardly opening, arched cross sectional contour "and having a longitudinally extending groove on its upper side, said protector having a transverse slot adjacent one end thereofforming 'a lip for hooking over a guy wire, and .having means spaced from said slot for retaining the guy wireyiithin said groove, said protector having alower portion adapted to cover the guy wire.
2. A guy wire protector comprising an elongated sheet metal body portion having a downwardly pressed groove formed therein and, extending longitudinally throughout its major portion, said protector vhaving upwardly pressed, integral spacers for contact with a guy Wire, and means for holding saidproteotor to the guywira-two interrupted at spaced intervals by upwardly pressed spacers, and-means for holding said protector to the guy wire with the guy wire contacting with said spacers.
4. A guy wire protector comprising a channelshaped sheet metal member having a longitudinally extending groovefoi' the'reception of aguy wire, and having an outwardly pressed, integrally formed spacer for contact with the guy wire, the channel of said protector" opening in' the opposite direction from said groove, means for holding the guy wire against'said spacer, said protector having a transversely extending slot adapted to receive the guy wire and forming a lip to hook Iover traversely slotted upper end adapted to hook over a guy wire, and having a slotted loweren'd adapted for positioning over'the guy wire, said slots permitting the passage of the guy wire therethrough during the positioning of said protector upon the guy wire.
7. A guy wire protector comprising an elongated sheet metal'member having a. generally downwardly opening, arch shaped, transverse section, and having an upwardly opening, longitudinally extending groove, said protector having 'a transverse .slot adjacent its upper end forming a up integral with said protector, said lip being adapted to hook over a guy wire, said groove being adapted for the reception of the guy wire, said protector having its lower portion longitudinally slit to permit the positioning of the guy wire under said lower portion, and means I for holding the guy wire within said longitudinally extending groove. 8. A guy wire protector comprising an elongated sheet metal member having a generally downwardly opening, arch shaped, transverse section, and having an upwardly opening, longijtudina-lly extending groove, said protector having a transverse slot adjacent its upperend forming a lip integral with said protector, said lip being adapted to hook over a guy wire, said groove be- 7 'ing adapted for the reception of the guy wire,
said protector having its bottom'portion longitudinally slit to permit the positioning of the guy wire under saidlower portion, said protector having integrally rormed spacers located within said groove and provided with depressed portions for contact with the guy wire,- and a U-bolt locatedv between adjacent spacers for locking said'protector to the guy wire. I
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US2723729A (en) * 1952-09-13 1955-11-15 Bethlehem Steel Corp Guy guards
US3142365A (en) * 1960-06-10 1964-07-28 Oliver Electrical Mfg Company Guy wire protector
US4638611A (en) * 1986-01-06 1987-01-27 Vaughn Charles R Guy-wire guard assembly and fastening systems therefor

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US2723729A (en) * 1952-09-13 1955-11-15 Bethlehem Steel Corp Guy guards
US3142365A (en) * 1960-06-10 1964-07-28 Oliver Electrical Mfg Company Guy wire protector
US4638611A (en) * 1986-01-06 1987-01-27 Vaughn Charles R Guy-wire guard assembly and fastening systems therefor
WO1987004212A1 (en) * 1986-01-06 1987-07-16 Vaughn Charles R Guy-wire guard assembly and fastening systems therefor

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