US 12,476,447 B2
Spacer arm corona shield
Mark A. Thiry, Richfield, OH (US); and Jay D. Duffy, Cleveland Heights, OH (US)
Assigned to Preformed Line Products Co., Mayfield Village, OH (US)
Filed by Preformed Line Products Co., Mayfield Village, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,788.
Prior Publication US 2024/0072526 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 7/12 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spacer to hold an electrical cable, comprising:
a first clamp segment;
a second clamp segment;
a hinge connecting the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment and permitting relative movement between the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment from an open position, wherein the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment do not hold the electrical cable, to a closed position, wherein the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment hold the electrical cable; and
a corona shield having a first end and a second end, and extending from the first end, at the first clamp segment, to the second end, at the second clamp segment, and covering the hinge when the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment are in the open position and when the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment are in the closed position, wherein the corona shield is flexible to flex during the relative movement between the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment.