With this arrangement axial motion is permitted but side play is prevented by the walls on either side of the reduced area. Located within this enclosed area is an elastic shock isolator The isolator may be made of an elastomer, deformable plastic or a metal spring.
While the shock isolator shown is generally a cylindrically shaped member, a number of other shapes could be utilized such as a solid or perforated cube, a necked or spherical shape, as well as a compression spring or series of Belleville cups. In use the shock absorber would be mounted between the tower or mast and a securing means.
Each guy wire is not limited to one shock absorber, as the determining factor is the type of structure to be supported, not the absorber. After the guy wires are in place with the shock absorbers mounted, the wires are loaded to a predetermined tension, thus compressing the shock absorbing insert a calculated amount which depends contact of the insert. With the arrangement thus described, if an occasion arises when a load or force resulting from wind, nuclear overpressure or earth tremor is suddenly applied to the structure, the shock will be absorbed by compression and expansion of the shock isolating insert, thus reducing the overall shock effect on the guys and structure to a tolerable level, preventing damage and injury.
While the invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it will be understood to those skilled in the art that the invention is capable of a variety of alternative embodiments within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
A guy Wire shock absorber comprising: a first and second bifurcated teardrop-shaped means, said second means at right angles to the first means and the extended ends of each means interlocked with the other; a shock absorbing material located within the confines of the extended ends ofthe means and therebetween; wire ropes surrounding the first and second shaped means for applying pressure such that the bifurcated teardrop-shaped means are pulled together against the shock absorbing material; tension marks located on the extended ends of the teardrop-shaped means whereby the tension can be measured as the shock absorbing material is compressed.
A guy Wire shock absorber according to claim 1 wherein: the teardrop-shaped means are ceramic. A guy wire shock absorber according to claim 1 , wherein: the teardrop-shaped means are glass.
It is one purpose of the present invention to provide a form of connection between such guy wire and anchor rod which may be operated ex- "peditiously by one man alone. It is a further object to provide in such a connection a convenient means for taking up the slack in the wire or restoring the tension to wire and rod, the said slack or loss of tension being caused usually by the action of frost in the ground in which the pole is seated, as is well known.
Still another object is to provide a connecter for the purposes referred to, the same including a housing frame having at one end means for engaging a guy wire, and a relatively elongated take-up link or member extended from and rotatably connected with the opposite end, the same being tubular in form with the axial bore or hollow thereof constricted at the intended lower end,.
A further object is to provide a connecter of the kind referred to, the same including an elongated housing or frame having means at one end for engaging a guy wire, there being an aperture through the opposite end and an elongated opening through one side, and a relatively elongated, tubular take-up link having a flanged head, the opposite end of this link having its bore reduced in diameter or constricted, the walls of the constricted bore being threaded for engaging the threaded end of an anchor rod, the said link being insertible bodily through said elongated opening in the side of the frame and endwise through said aperture in the end of the frame to the said flanged head of the link, the head having a free bearing upon the inner margins of the aperture, whereby the link may be rotated relative to the frame, thereby drawing inwardly the threadedly connected end of the anchor rod.
And a still further object is to provide in a connecter of the kind referred to, the combination of a frame or housing having an opening through one side for admitting an elongated takeup link, and having an aperture through one end through which the take-up link may be protruded, the said take-up link having a threaded bore for engaging the threaded end of an anchor rod, and having a flanged head adapted to rotatively seat upon the inner margins of the end aperture of the said frame, whereby through the rotation of the take-up link the anchor rod may be drawn inwardly of the link for adjustment purposes, and in fact may be drawn entirely through the link and caused to protrude inwardly into the said frame.
With these and such additional objects, purposes and advantages in View as may be shown in the following specification, attention is directed to the accompanying drawings which illustrate one practical embodiment of my invention, and wherein Figure l is an assembly view showing my invention in use for connecting a guy wire as extended from a pole, and an anchor rod as extended from the ground.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the take-up connecter, taken upon the line of Figure 2, and showing the constricted formation of the lower and interiorly threaded end of the take-up link. Figure 5 is an elevation illustrating the manner of inserting the take-up link into and through the frame. Figure 6 is a longitudinal section similar to that of Figure 3, except that the take-up link is shown with a uniform bore, threaded through from end 95 to end, and the end of the anchor rod is shown drawn entirely through the link and protruding into the frame.
Figure '7 is a detail showing the upper flanged head of the take-up link as entirely closed, instead of the bore of the link being extended therethrough, as shown in the other views. In carrying out my invention, I provide a housing, frame or cage 1, preferably elongated in form and rectangular in cross section, the same being open at two opposite sides 2 and closed at the other two sides 3.
A system according to claim 10, wherein the pressure applying means further comprises a pump, a solenoid valve, and a pressure line from the solenoid valve to the clamping means. A system according to claim 8, further comprising a plurality of clamping means each associated with a respective guy wire.
A system according to claim 1, wherein the clamping means comprises a hydraulic clamping and a pair of opposed gripping means.
A system according to claim 13, wherein each gripping means has a first feature defined thereon to frictionally engage the guy wire and a second feature defined thereon to permit attachment to the anchor. A system according to claim 14, wherein the opposed gripping means are urged together by the clamping means. A method for releasably securing a guy wire of a guy structure to an anchor that anchors the guy wire, the method comprising the steps of:. A method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of remotely controlling the actuating step at a remote location from the clamp assembly.
A method according to claim 16, wherein the actuating step comprises supplying and releasing hydraulic pressure to the clamp. A method according to claim 16, wherein the clamping and actuating steps are performed for each of a plurality of respective guy wires. A system according to claim 16, wherein the actuating step comprises urging a pair of opposed grip plates together to grip the guy wire. Lighting status signaling system and method Obstructions lighting system and process having operating modes Rotary vane motor with split vane Mixer assembly apparatus and method Dynamic fare collection data probe.
An apparatus for releasably securing a guy wire of a guyed structure to an anchor that anchors the guy wire, the system comprising: a clamp assembly that releasably clamps to the guy wire; an actuator that actuates the clamp assembly to clamp onto the guy wire and to release the guy wire; and a controller that controls the actuator to selectively clamp and release the guy wire.
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the clamp assembly comprises a hydraulic clamp. An apparatus according to claim 1, when the clamp assembly comprises: a hydraulic clamp; and a pair of opposed grip plates each having a first feature defined thereon to frictionally engage the guy wire and a second feature defined thereon to permit attachment to an anchor.
A system for releasably securing a guy wire of a guyed structure to an anchor that anchors the guy wire, the system comprising: means for releasably clamping to the guy wire; means for actuating the clamp assembly to clamp onto the guy wire and to release the guy wire; and means for controlling the actuator to selectively cause clamping and releasing of the guy wire. A system according to claim 8, wherein the clamping means comprises a hydraulic clamp.
A method for releasably securing a guy wire of a guy structure to an anchor that anchors the guy wire, the method comprising the steps of: providing a clamp assembly that releasably clamps to the guy wire; and actuating the clamp assembly to selectively clamp onto the guy wire and to release the guy wire.
Patent History. Current U. Justia Legal Resources. Find a Lawyer. Law Students. Clamps 92, usually in the form of U shape members, are passed through holes so as to encompass the guy strand 94, upon the far side of which they come into engagement with a yoke 96 to which they are secured by nuts This type of guard, although equally applicable to the construction of the present invention, is not desired in view of its cost, its unwieldiness in size and shape, and because of the special fittings, labor and time required in its installation.
Accordingly, an improved form of guard has been devised for use with the present invention to which its construction is peculiarly adapted. Within the bight thus formed, there is disposed a plurality of metal, wooden, or plastic elements similar to that shown in Fig. These elements comprise substantially rounded blocks having laterally opposed grooves upon opposite sides thereof, and squared ends and in opposed relation constituting the included surfaces.
The grooves Hi2 form bearings in which the strand is accommodated whereby the blocks are held in assembled relationship between the opposed runs of the strand 60, as shown in Figs. By this arrangement, it becomes possible still to twist the guy strand in order to efiect the tightening described in connection with Fig.
When so twisted, they may be disposed in a relatively helical pattern similar to that shown in Fig. The tool or lever 70, as shown in Fig. The guard elements are rounded in contour and are thus efiective in diminishing the damaging affects of accidental collision with the guard wire when taut. They are of substantial size so as greatly to augment the visibility of the assembly, even under the conditions of relative obscurity.
They also serve as filler blocks by which the amount of twisting necessary to arrive at a given tension of line is greatly minimized, Thus do they serve to implement and expedite the entire operation of installation.
It is obvious that, instead of the individual elements, a suitable n'gid, unitary elongated member, appropriately shaped, could be inserted within the bight of the strand 60 in an arrangement similar to that shown in Fig. Such a device would not permit the strands to assume a helical disposition between the points of support except at those portions extending beyond the filler piece between the extremities of the latter and the insulators 62, or other supports.
It will be apparent to all familiar with the field of this invention that many changes may be made to the details of the constructions herein set forth without avoiding the inventive principles disclosed. Thus, the application of the spliced loop form of guy strand is not dependent upon any particular form of bridles, suspensions, anchorages, or other detailed fittings. The insulators may be omitted, as would be done in non-electrical installations, of which the mast stays, shrouds and standing rigging of a boat or ship are examples.
The principles may be applied to dead-ending any types of lines, and in effecting electrical connections where this is desired. In the latter usage, insulators would give way to conducting or semi-conducting connectors which would serve both as a bight support and as an electrical union. Therefore, no such unessential limitation is intended from the details necessitated herein for purposes of descriptive completeness and example.
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