Electricity: conductors and insulators – Insulators – With insulator-supporting or attaching means
Patent
1976-03-29
1977-09-20
Askin, Laramie E.
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Insulators
With insulator-supporting or attaching means
242305TP, 174175, H01B 1716, A01K 300
Patent
active
040499057
ABSTRACT:
An insulator mountable on a fence post and capable of supporting and retaining an electrically conductive fence wire comprises an insulator body formed of insulative material and having a face adjacent the forward end and fence post retaining means at the rear end for mounting the insulator on a fence post. The insulator body includes a fence wire retaining hook fixed to and extending forwardly from the face and having a generally spiral configuration as it extends forwardly from, downwardly and rearwardly toward the face so as to define a hook in which a fence wire may be retained. The insulator body includes a reinforcing member fixed to and extending outwardly from the face and being closely spaced from and confronting the wire retaining hook. The hook is formed of elastically flexible material so as to be movable between a rest position adjacent the face and extended positions wherein the hook contacts and bears against either the reinforcing member or the face, thereby withstanding forces applied to the hook through the fence wire by livestock pushing or pulling on the wire. A novel locking portion is provided at the terminal end of the spiral hook to facilitate insertion and removal of a fence wire, and guide and lock means are provided on the reinforcing member to facilitate insertion and retention of the fence wire.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1206812 (1916-12-01), Callaway
patent: 1356991 (1920-10-01), Lane
patent: 2870245 (1959-01-01), Malme
Askin Laramie E.
Sta-Tite Corporation
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