US2061306A

US2061306A - Guy wire protector

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Publication number: US2061306A
Application number: US684522A
Authority: US
Inventors: Andrew A Hocher; Ralph H Manson
Original assignee: Hubbard and Co
Current assignee: Hubbard and Co
Priority date: 1933-08-10
Filing date: 1933-08-10
Publication date: 1936-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 1953-11-17

Description

Nov. 17, 1936. A. A. HOCHER ET AL 7 2,061,306

GUY WIRE PROTECTOR Filed Aug. 10, 1933 Patented Nov. 17,1936 g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GUY WIRE PROTECTOR Andrew A. Hocher, Etna, and Ralph H. Manson,

Pittsburgh, Pa., assignors to Hubbard & Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania Application August 10, 1933, Serial No. 684,522 Claims. (01. 18931.5)

This invention relates to guy wire protectors, ing for attaching the upper end of the protector such as are mounted on guy wires to make their to a guy; and

location more visible to motorists and to safe- Figs. 5 andfi are top plan and front elevation guard pedestrians and render them less liable to views, respectively, of two separate parts em 5 injury should they accidentally walk or run bodied in the mounting shown in Fig. 4. 5' against the same. Throughout the drawing and the specification,

Heretofore, it has been the practice to make like reference characters indicate like parts. guy wire protectors of uniform cross-sectional In Fig. 1 of the drawing, a pole l is illustrated area from one end to the other, and as a consehaving a guy 2 for bracing the same. The guy quence, the protectors in most cases, are too small includes an anchor rod 3 which is anchored in the 10 at the bottom and too large at the top. It also ground and a cable 4. One end of the cable is frequently happens that the lower ends of such looped through an eye 5 0 h a c o d w ich protectors are not large enough to clear the eyes loop is held against slipping by means of a clamp in the guy anchor rods, so that when the pro- 6. The other end of the cable is wrapped around tectors are secured tothe guys, they are bent and h pp r nd f h p l nd i d in ny W l 15 deformed by the pressure exerted on the eyes of known manner. the anchor rods thereon. The sizes of eyes of guy The y is provided With a p ect r r shield rods vary considerably, and for this reason a 1 e body n O e form Of the invention adapted protector, if large enough for guy rods of certain to flank or embrace the guy. The protector comsizes, is entirely too small for other sizes. prises a elongated hollow b dy made from sheet 2 An object of this invention is the provision of metal and provided with a slot or op 8 0h protector that sh ll b tapered f one d one side that extends the full length thereof to to the other so that it may have adequate bulk facilitate placing the pr r Over a y, in the or size where such is required. Thus, by making manner indicated in the protector larger than usual at the lower end The protector is tapered from the bottom 25 and Smaller t t upper end t gradual taper lower end towards the top thereof so that the therebetween, the protector when in operative Protector approximates a truncated e having position, will clear the eyes of anchor rods of any a base of relatively larger diameter d an, ap x commercial size and be of adequate size for cov- Smaller diameter The diameter at the upp r ering that part of the guy wire or cable between end of the p to may be half or less than the 30 the anchor rod and the upper end of the proter of the lower end. tecmn In practice it is preferred that the diameter of Another object of the invention is the provision the wer end of the p ote be much larger of a protector that may be easily mounted and than the diameter of prior art protectors so that when placed in operative position, will not shift the lower end of the protector, when mounted in 35 out of place. place on a guy, will clear the eye and cable clamp Other objects of the invention will, in part, be of h largest Sized c m e cial guy rods. By apparent and will, in part, be obvious from the maklng t e lower end of the protector large it following description taken in conjunction with may be mounted n paced relation toan anchor the accompanying drawing, in which: rod and the eye thereof and the cable clamp 40 Figure 1 is a view of a pole provided with a guy which Prevents t b e rom slipping through on which a protector embodying one form of the the e invention is mounted; It is preferred to make the taper of the protec- Fig 2 is fragmentaryiongitudinal View, in tor such that the diameter of successive sections section, of the lower end of the protector and a from the lower to the pp r end thereof shall mounting for attaching the same to an anchor become gradually smaller and so that the diamorod; ter of the upper end of the protector will be Fig. 3 is a view in section taken on lines III-III materially Smaller than p t ctors now in use. of Figs. 1 and 2, showing, in detail, a mounting The adjacent edges of he protector which 50 for attaching the lower end of a protector to a forms the Opening Slot 8 ay be flanged inguy bd; I wardly as indicated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, so as to Fig. 4 is a view of the upper end of the protecavoid any exposed sharp edges and to utilize the tor as seen looking in the direction of arrows stiffening effect which these flanges would impart, IV-IV of Figure 1, showing one form of mount- The protector is provided with mountings 9 55 and I 0 at the opposite ends thereof for attaching the same to the guy. These mountings hold the protector in spaced relation from the guy at all points, and cause the longitudinal axis of the protector to substantially coincide with the longitudinal axis of the guy.

The mounting 9 at the lower end of the protector comprises clamp parts II and I2 having seats 63 and M to accommodate the guy anchor rod. The guy rod is clamped between these parts by means of bolts 15 disposed one on each side of the rod.

The upper clamp part includes a web 16 that extends at substantially right angles to anchor rod 3 and a tongue I! that projects at substantially right angles to the web towards the upper end of the protector. The lower end of the protector is provided with inwardly projecting loop [8 through which tongue I! extends when the guard or protector is mounted in place.

In mounting the guard or protector on the guy, it is positioned over the same in such manner that tongue l! is about to enter loop l8. Thus, by moving the protector downwardly along the guy, the tongue passes through the loop until the loop strikes web l6 (see Fig. 2). Web l6 has two lugs NJ on which the protector rests (see Fig. 3) and serves to provide a stable support for the lower end of the guy protector.

The mounting at the upper end of the protector comprises an inverted channel 20 adapted to bear on the underside of the guy cable, a J- hook 2| adapted to bear on the topside of the cable, a clamp screw 22 and a backing plate 23.

The opposite edges of the protector lie between the backing plate and the edges of the channel 28 so that when the screw is drawn up tight, cabe l is clamped between the J -hoo-k and channel and the opposite edges of the protector are clamped between the backing plate and the channel. Thus, the upper end of the protector is spaced from the guy, and the edges thereof being gripped by the mounting, the protector cannot whip or turn relative to the cable.

The construction of the J-hook channel may be understood from Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The channel has an opening 24 in the web thereof through which the hook may be passed. The rear portion of this opening is somewhat rectangular and the forward portion is somewhat oval. The rectangular portion of this opening is made of such size and shape that the lower portion of the J-hook may be passed through the same.

The Jhook has a relatively wide curved portion 25 adapted to engage or overhang the cable, a relatively wide and narrow portion 26 at its lower end having a threaded opening 2! therein to accommodate screw 22, and an intermediate conneciing portion 28 of such width that it will fit in the forward part of opening 24. The connecting portion 28 of the hook is somewhat concave on its inner face to provide clearance for screw 22.

In assembling mounting I0, the J-hook is insertcd through opening 24 to a position such as shown in Fig. 4, the backing plate 23 is placed on the screw, and the screw threaded into the book. The cable may now be inserted between the hook and the channel and the mounting slipped along the cable until the edges of the protector are disposed between the edges of the channel and the backing plate. By drawing the screw up tight, the cable and protector will be clamped or gripped by the mounting in the fashion indicated by Fig. 4.

By constructing the guard or protector in the manner aforesaid, it will be apparent, especially by inspection of Figs. 1 and 3, that the lower end of the protector is of such size as to substantially completely embrace the guy rod with its eye and cable clamp, and that the upper end of the protector is materially smaller than the lower end but substantially completely embraces the guy cable. The protector being tapered from its lower end to its upper end, the protector has suflicient bulk where bulk is needed, and such bulk is needed near the lower end of the protector. The portion of the protector which embraces the guy cable of course need not be so large as the lower portion and it is therefore convenient to taper the protector.

The mountings of the protector facilitate the positioning of the protector on the guy, and furthermore, space the protector from the guy at all points.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A protector for guy wires comprising a frusto-conical sheath that is open along one side from end to end, said sheath having a mounting at its lower end for attachment to a guy, and a mounting at its upper end disposed to grip both the guy and the opposite edges of the sheath and hold the sheath out of engagement with the guy.

2. A protector for guy wires comprising a sheath made from metal shaped in the form of elongated partially closed tapered hollow body having the longitudinal edges spaced to form an opening therebetween and mounted on the guy with its large end lowermost, a mounting at the lower end of the sheath for securing the sheath to the guy and holding it in spaced rela tion thereto, and a mounting at the upper end adapted to grip the opposite edges of the sheath and the guy.

3. A protector for guy wires comprising a tapered shield adapted to be mounted over a guy with its large end lowermost, said shield having an inwardly projecting loop at its lower end adapted to receive a mounting attached to the guy, and a mounting at the upper end of the shield having means to grip the guy and the edges of the shield, said mountings holding the shield in spaced relation to the guy.

4. A protector for guys comprising an elongated sheath having an opening on its lower side extending the full length thereof, the edges of said opening being turned inwardly with respect to the outer contour of said sheath, and a clamp having jaws for gripping the guy and jaws for embracing said inwardly turned edges and gripping the sheath on opposite sides of said opening.

5. A guy guard including an elongated sheet metal sleeve having a wall slot extending the full length thereof, inwardly curved portions formed at the margins of said wall slot, and sleeve fastening means disposed in the slot and including jaws for gripping the guy and the jaws for embracing said curved portions and clamping said sheath on opposite sides of said wall slot.

ANDREW A. HOCHER. RALPH H. MANSON.