US2754944A - Pole band fittings for the attachment of guy wires to wood poles - Google Patents

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US2754944A
US2754944A US271706A US27170652A US2754944A US 2754944 A US2754944 A US 2754944A US 271706 A US271706 A US 271706A US 27170652 A US27170652 A US 27170652A US 2754944 A US2754944 A US 2754944A
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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
    • E04H12/02—Structures made of specified materials
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    • 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
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B2/00—Friction-grip releasable fastenings
    • F16B2/02—Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening
    • F16B2/06—Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening external, i.e. with contracting action
    • F16B2/08—Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening external, i.e. with contracting action using bands
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/14—Bale and package ties, hose clamps
    • Y10T24/1412—Bale and package ties, hose clamps with tighteners
    • Y10T24/1441—Tangential screw

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  • This invention relates to an improvement in pole band fittings such as those used to attach guy wires to wood poles which support electrical power distribution lines.
  • Wood provides a natural dielectric which has never been equaled by any other practical material that might be used to make poles.
  • wood poles are used as nature made them, of varying shapes, sizes, and irregularities. Hence, it is often diflicult to find a smooth section on the pole surface where a rigid pole band can be fit.
  • the impossibility of standardizing the cross-sectional dimensions is another factor that makes a rigid pole band unuseable on many poles.
  • This invention is a development of my pending patent application Cable-Flex Pole Band, Serial No. 242,544, filed August 18, 1951, now Patent Number 2,703,216, and assigned to the same assignee as this application.
  • My cable-flex pole band provided a strong and flexible pole band that was adaptable to various sized and shaped poles and which distributed the stress evenly around the pole. I used cables swaged to guying fixtures to achieve this.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a flexible pole band composed of metal links held together by drill rod or any other suitable material.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a flexible pole band to which links can be facilely added or removed in order to conform to irregularities in pole surfaces.
  • Fig. 1 is a section through a pole taken just above the pole band.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my flexible link pole band.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one type of pole band take-olf lug.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a fastening means for my flexible link pole band.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the flexible link type of pole band 1 adapted to a standard wooden pole.
  • the band constitutes conterminous groups of superposed elongated links 2 which are stamped from strip steel.
  • Each group of links 2 is pivotally connected to an adjacent group by means of a rod 3 which may be made from drill rod or any other material having high resistance to shearing stresses.
  • Rods 3 are retained against removal from links 2 by split pins 4 or any other suitable means.
  • a perforated take-off lug 5, illustrated in detail in Fig. 3, may be interposed between adjacent link groups and pivotally secured thereto by rods 3 in the same manner in which the groups of links 2 are interconnected. From examining the drawings it should be clear that additional take-off lugs 5 may be inserted in the pole band 1 to suit an installation where it is desired to connect a plurality of guy wires to the band through the medium of the take-off lugs.
  • band 1 is provided with a pair of end lugs or fastening means 6 for connecting the ends of the band together.
  • fastening means 6 Details of the fastening means 6 are most clearly apparent in Fig. 4. That figure shows the fastening means 6 to have a U-shaped cross sectional configuration defining a central channel-like passage 9 for receiving a connecting bolt 10 when the band 1 is clamped to a wooden pole. Extended wall portions 7 integral with fastening means 6 are then pinned to links 2 by a rod 3 and retained by split pins 4.
  • the preferred width for the pole band would be three links wide as this number would provide the best distribution of stress.
  • the two intermediate links would then be of slightly thicker material than the two outside links and the center links.
  • the pole band design disclosed herein may be rearranged for fastening to various sized poles by the simple expedient of adding or removing links from the articulate assembly.
  • the band is inherently capable of accommodating a pole having appreciable peripheral irregularity because of its being made of short links which tend to pivot on each other into conformity with the contour of the pole.
  • the band may be readily tightened, by means of a single bolt, until the links dig into the wood, thereby positively preventing slipping or sagging of the band.
  • An articulated pole band for attaching guy wires to a pole comprising, a plurality of conterminous links superposed in spaced relation to each other to form endwise overlapping link groups, pivot rods projecting through the overlapping ends of adjacent link groups normal to their respective planes and hingedly connecting said link groups together, means for retaining said pivot rods in said links, a take-off lug interposed between adjacent link groups and hingedly connected thereto by means of said pivot rods, said take-off lug comprising a pair of similar links each having portions oppositely olfset into contact with each other intermediate said pivot rods and extending radially from said pole band, a pair of opposed U-shaped end lugs each having perforate side walls extending into overlapping relation with an adjacent link group and connected thereto by means of said pivot rods, bolt means engaging each end lug, whereby said end lugs may be urged toward each other for tightening said band on said pole.

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July 17, 1956 2,754,944
C. W. PETERSEN OLE BAND FITTINGS FOR THE ATTACHMENT GUY IR S TO OOD P Filed Feb. 15, 1952 j INVENTOR.
Cliffo Wlle en y 7, 1956 c. w. PETERSEN 2,754,944
POLE BAND FITTINGS FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF GUY WIRES TO WOOD POLES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 15, 1952 INVENTOR.
C Z if/or W Pele flllarnf United States Patent POLE BAND FITTINGS FOR THE ATTAQHMENT OF GUY WIRES T0 WOUD PGLES Cliilord W. Petersen, Wauwatosa, Wis., assignor to McGraw Electric Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Delaware Application February 15, 1952, Serial No. 271,706
1 Claim. (Cl. 189-315) This invention relates to an improvement in pole band fittings such as those used to attach guy wires to wood poles which support electrical power distribution lines.
Wood provides a natural dielectric which has never been equaled by any other practical material that might be used to make poles. However, wood poles are used as nature made them, of varying shapes, sizes, and irregularities. Hence, it is often diflicult to find a smooth section on the pole surface where a rigid pole band can be fit. The impossibility of standardizing the cross-sectional dimensions is another factor that makes a rigid pole band unuseable on many poles.
This invention is a development of my pending patent application Cable-Flex Pole Band, Serial No. 242,544, filed August 18, 1951, now Patent Number 2,703,216, and assigned to the same assignee as this application. My cable-flex pole band provided a strong and flexible pole band that was adaptable to various sized and shaped poles and which distributed the stress evenly around the pole. I used cables swaged to guying fixtures to achieve this.
The object of this invention is to provide a flexible pole band composed of metal links held together by drill rod or any other suitable material.
Another object of this invention is to provide a flexible pole band to which links can be facilely added or removed in order to conform to irregularities in pole surfaces.
Other objects will appear from time to time in the course of the specification and claim.
An embodiment of my inventive idea is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a section through a pole taken just above the pole band.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my flexible link pole band.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one type of pole band take-olf lug.
Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a fastening means for my flexible link pole band.
Like reference characters indicate like parts through out.
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the flexible link type of pole band 1 adapted to a standard wooden pole. Note that the band constitutes conterminous groups of superposed elongated links 2 which are stamped from strip steel. Each group of links 2 is pivotally connected to an adjacent group by means of a rod 3 which may be made from drill rod or any other material having high resistance to shearing stresses. Rods 3 are retained against removal from links 2 by split pins 4 or any other suitable means. By connecting any predetermined number of groups composed of links 2 by rods 3 an articulated band is formed which wraps around a pole in the manner illustrated in the drawing.
For fastening a guying cable to the pole band 1 a perforated take-off lug 5, illustrated in detail in Fig. 3, may be interposed between adjacent link groups and pivotally secured thereto by rods 3 in the same manner in which the groups of links 2 are interconnected. From examining the drawings it should be clear that additional take-off lugs 5 may be inserted in the pole band 1 to suit an installation where it is desired to connect a plurality of guy wires to the band through the medium of the take-off lugs.
In Fig. l diametrically opposite from take-off lug 5, band 1 is provided with a pair of end lugs or fastening means 6 for connecting the ends of the band together. Details of the fastening means 6 are most clearly apparent in Fig. 4. That figure shows the fastening means 6 to have a U-shaped cross sectional configuration defining a central channel-like passage 9 for receiving a connecting bolt 10 when the band 1 is clamped to a wooden pole. Extended wall portions 7 integral with fastening means 6 are then pinned to links 2 by a rod 3 and retained by split pins 4.
The preferred width for the pole band would be three links wide as this number would provide the best distribution of stress. The two intermediate links would then be of slightly thicker material than the two outside links and the center links. However, when the length of band 1 is increased as described heretofore, it is preferable to increase the width of the band by super-posing additional links 2 in each group and lengthening pins 3 accordingly.
The pole band design disclosed herein may be rearranged for fastening to various sized poles by the simple expedient of adding or removing links from the articulate assembly. In addition, the band is inherently capable of accommodating a pole having appreciable peripheral irregularity because of its being made of short links which tend to pivot on each other into conformity with the contour of the pole. Moreover, the band may be readily tightened, by means of a single bolt, until the links dig into the wood, thereby positively preventing slipping or sagging of the band.
I claim:
An articulated pole band for attaching guy wires to a pole comprising, a plurality of conterminous links superposed in spaced relation to each other to form endwise overlapping link groups, pivot rods projecting through the overlapping ends of adjacent link groups normal to their respective planes and hingedly connecting said link groups together, means for retaining said pivot rods in said links, a take-off lug interposed between adjacent link groups and hingedly connected thereto by means of said pivot rods, said take-off lug comprising a pair of similar links each having portions oppositely olfset into contact with each other intermediate said pivot rods and extending radially from said pole band, a pair of opposed U-shaped end lugs each having perforate side walls extending into overlapping relation with an adjacent link group and connected thereto by means of said pivot rods, bolt means engaging each end lug, whereby said end lugs may be urged toward each other for tightening said band on said pole.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,737,151 Derbyshire Nov. 26, 1929 1,869,877 Austin Aug. 2, 1932 2,634,939 Voss Apr. 14, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 463,096 Germany July 21, 1928 35,135 France June 18, 1929
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US3854685A (en) * 1972-03-02 1974-12-17 A Parduhn Signal mastarm bracket assembly
US4148456A (en) * 1977-06-15 1979-04-10 Gar Design Research, Inc. Adjustable articulated pole mount assembly
US4934675A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-06-19 Klocke Gary J Apparatus for temporarily repairing utility poles or the like
US20050269158A1 (en) * 2004-06-02 2005-12-08 Fulton Robert H System for suspending structures from trees

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DE463096C (en) * 1928-07-21 Eduard Streppel Mast holder for free-standing wooden masts
US1737151A (en) * 1926-06-15 1929-11-26 George H Derbyshire Holding device
FR35135E (en) * 1928-03-29 1929-12-03 Entpr Lajoinie Improvements made to overhead line support
US1869877A (en) * 1930-05-16 1932-08-02 Ohio Brass Co Pole fitting
US2634939A (en) * 1949-07-02 1953-04-14 Voss Robert Shaft-aligning mechanism

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE463096C (en) * 1928-07-21 Eduard Streppel Mast holder for free-standing wooden masts
US1737151A (en) * 1926-06-15 1929-11-26 George H Derbyshire Holding device
FR35135E (en) * 1928-03-29 1929-12-03 Entpr Lajoinie Improvements made to overhead line support
US1869877A (en) * 1930-05-16 1932-08-02 Ohio Brass Co Pole fitting
US2634939A (en) * 1949-07-02 1953-04-14 Voss Robert Shaft-aligning mechanism

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3854685A (en) * 1972-03-02 1974-12-17 A Parduhn Signal mastarm bracket assembly
US4148456A (en) * 1977-06-15 1979-04-10 Gar Design Research, Inc. Adjustable articulated pole mount assembly
US4934675A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-06-19 Klocke Gary J Apparatus for temporarily repairing utility poles or the like
US20050269158A1 (en) * 2004-06-02 2005-12-08 Fulton Robert H System for suspending structures from trees

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