US 11,855,426 B1
Dip cable protection device and system using same
Loren R. Smart, Stittsville (CA)
Assigned to Zalinca Corp., Arnprior (CA)
Filed by Zalinca Corp., Arnprior (CA)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/817,462.
Int. Cl. H02G 3/04 (2006.01); F16L 3/04 (2006.01); F16L 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/0437 (2013.01) [F16L 3/04 (2013.01); F16L 3/26 (2013.01); H02G 3/0406 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dip cable protection device for protecting one or more dip cables affixed on a side of a cylindrical pole, the device comprising:
a single-piece elongated body of a strong and resilient material, the body having a substantially cylindrical curvature along a vertical orientation defining a convex exterior surface and a concave interior surface, and comprising:
curved flanges coupled to each lateral side of the single-piece body, each curved flange having a curvature substantially matching the curvature of the cylindrical pole and configured for engaging against the side of said cylindrical pole so as to define a vertical cavity between the side of the cylindrical pole and the interior concave surface of the body, said cavity enclosing the one or more dip cables;
wherein said concave interior surface comprises a plurality of ribs defined therein forming a honeycomb structure.
 
13. The dip cable protection system of claim 12, wherein one of said plurality of dip cable protection devices is partially buried at a base of the cylindrical pole at a depth corresponding to the ground level marker.