US2484278A

US2484278A - Hot line tie stick

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Publication number: US2484278A
Application number: US709815A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis S Fisher
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-11-14
Filing date: 1946-11-14
Publication date: 1949-10-11
Anticipated expiration: 1966-10-11

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Oct. 11, 1949. I HS'HER 7 2,484,278

' HOT LINE TIE STICK Filed Nov. 14, 1946 Patented Oct. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE HOT LINE TIE STICK Louis S. Fisher, Miami, Fla.

Application November 14, 1946, Serial No. 709,815

6 Claims.

This invention is a novel improvement in hotline tie sticks, adapted for use in tying and un tying hot-line conductors to insulators, the tie stick being used to twist the ends of the tie wires which are looped around the insulator to the hot-line conductor at opposite sides of the insulator, the ends of the tie wire being spirally wrapped around the hot-line conductor and the ends of the tie wire having eyes engaged by the tie stick.

I will explain the invention with reference to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one practical embodiment thereof to enable others familiar with the art to adopt and use the same; and will summarize in the claims the novel features of construction, and novel combinations of parts, for which protection is desired.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation showing a hot-line, the insulator, and the tie wire positioned upon the insulator with its end portions underlying the hot-line conductor at opposite sides of the insulator and its ends extending upwardly in position so that the eyes may be engaged by the tie stick, to complete the spiral wrapping.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my novel tie stick.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

As shown in Fig. 1, the insulator A is mounted upon a support B which may be a pole or the like, and the hot-line conductor C is showing passing beside an undercut annular recess A at the top of the insulator A, the line C being shown as passing tangentially of the recessed portion A of insulator A. The tie wire D, as shown, has its central portion engaging the back portion of the undercut recess A of insulator A, while its ends are passed under the hot-line C at opposite sides of the insulator A and are then positioned upstanding as at D and provided with eyes D2 at the upper ends, the eyes D2 being conveniently formed by twisting the outer end of the wire around the body thereof below the eyes D2, as shown.

Because of the high voltage in the hot-line C, the tie wire D cannot be directly handled manually by the linesman, It is necessary to twist the ends D of tie wire D around the hot-line C at opposite sides of the insulator A to secure the hotline C, the tie wire D serving as a clamp to maintain the line C in engagement with the undercut portion A of the insulator A in the usual manner. In order to so twist the ends of the tie wire D around the hot wire 0, I provide a novel tie stick shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the same consisting of a 2 handle I, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, of non-conductive material such as wood or the like, the handle I carrying a head 2 preferably of aluminum or other light-weight durable material, said head being provided with a base 20. having a socket 2b therein receiving a reduced end of the handle I, said base having a hole 2c extending therethrough, a pin 3 transfixing the socket 222 and reduced end of the handle I to secure the head to the handle I.

Above the base 2, the head has a gooseneck portion 201, same being curved through a substantial arc terminating in a cross bar 2e (Fig. 4) at the upper end of the gooseneck 2d, disposed norma to the axis of the handle, cross bar 26 having front and rear hooks 2f at both ends formed by lugs with beveled inner faces, as shown in Fig. 4, said hooks 2 i being adapted to be selectively engaged with an eye D2 of the tie wire D. At the base of the gooseneck 2d is a downwardly extending prong 2g (Fig. 2) whereby the tie stick may be readily suspended on any handy object such as a neutral wire or any other object to hold the tie stick out of the linesmans way While he is performing other duties.

In operation When the tie wire D shown in Fig. 1 is to have its ends wrapped around the hot-line conductor C which cannot be directly manually handled by reason of the high Voltage therein, the linesman may pass either of the hooks 2 through an eye D2 of the tie wire and pressure applied either for a forward twist of the wire, or for untwisting the said tie wire, whichever is desired, making complete turns of the tie stick, to secure the hot-line C to the insulator A or to remove it therefrom. Thus, a complete turn of the tie stick can be made without losing hold of the tie Wire D. The hooks 2] may be readily engaged with or disengaged from the eyes D2 by a twist of the tie stick to one side, depending upon which hook is to be used. The gooseneck portion 2d is mainly used when the end of the tie wire D is becoming hort, said portion 2d making it possible for the tie stick to make a complete turn.

I do not limit my invention to the exact form shown in the drawing, for obviously changes may be made therein within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A hot-line tie stick, comprising a handle, a head thereon having a gooseneck portion curved through a substantial arc and terminating in a cross bar at the outer end of the head disposed substantially on the axis of and normal to the axis of the handle, and hooks on the outer face of the cross bar disposed at both ends of the cross bar.

2. In a tie stick as set forth in claim 1, said hooks comprising outwardly extending lugs having beveled inner faces.

3. A hot-line tie stick, comprising a handle, a head thereon having a gooseneck portion curved through a substantial arc and terminating in a cross bar at its outer enddisposed substantially on the axis of and normal to the axis of the handle, said bar extending beyond both sides of the gooseneck portion; and symmetrically disposed hooks extending from the front andrear;

faces of the cross bar and at both ends of the cross bar.

4. In a tie stick as set forth in claim 3, said hooks comprising outwardly extending lugs having beveled inner faces.

5. A hot-line tie stick, comprising a handle, a

head on said handle having a socket inone endreceiving the handle; means for securingthe 20 Number REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file oftthispatentz;

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 1,180,507 Kortick- Apr. 25', 1916 Bodendieck et' a1. June 4,1925%