Abstract: An aerial cable spacer is provided with an anti-dislodging cable retainer. The anti-dislodging cable retainer includes a cable seat. Adjacent the cable seat on one side are ratchet teeth and a guide. Adjacent the cable on the opposite side is a slot. The slot receives a retaining arm. At the end of the retaining arm is a ratchet tooth for engagement with the ratchet teeth. The end of the arm also includes either an abutment or groove to engage the guide and to maintain the engagement of the ratchet tooth with the ratchet teeth.

Abstract: An aerial cable spacer is provided with a cable retainer. The cable retainer includes a cable seat and a cable retaining arm. A resilient pad is secured to either or both of the cable seat and the cable retaining arm. With a cable located in the cable seat and the cable retaining arm closed upon the cable, the resilient pad is compressed and acts like a spring to maintain a force on the cable.

Abstract: A spacer-twister device for securing to first and second conductors includes an elongate insulating member having first and second ends. A first clamp is rotatably coupled to the first end of the insulating member by a first joint for gripping the first conductor. A second clamp is rotatably coupled to the second end of the insulating member by a second joint for gripping the second conductor. The insulating member provides proper spacing between the first and second conductors with the first and second joints allowing twisting of the first and second conductors. In turn, the twisting prevents or dampens galloping of the conductors.

Abstract: A device for maintaining separation of the cables in a 3-phase, electric distribution system. The spacer device includes three body members each having first and second, rod receiving, bored holes formed therein. In two of the body members, the first and second holes extend along respective linear axes at about a 30.degree. angle to one another, while in the third body member the holes are disposed at about a 120.degree. angle. Elongated rods are removably positioned within the bored holes, thereby serving to interconnect the body members. Each spacer device further includes a cable clamping member pivotally and slidably attached to each body member. The clamping members are movable between engaged and disengaged relation to the body members, thereby retaining or releasing, respectively, the electric cables.

Abstract: A spacer damper for providing proper separation and effective vibration damping of subconductors includes a structural hoop about which clamps are positioned at equal intervals. The clamps allow attachment of the spacer damper to the subconductors and are separated by springs about the hoop and between the clamps. The hoop and subconductors are positioned substantially in the same plane to reduce corona effects. Additionally, a suspension clamp is securable to an insulator of a tower to support a subconductor.

Abstract: An aerial cable spacer and support fabricated from separate arm members and braces which are selectively joined to form an open frame device which can be hung from a messenger wire. The inclusion of a plurality of fins at acute angles to the arm members and braces increases the leakage distance between cable phases and with ground while facilitating the washing of the fin surfaces and that between the fins while preventing the build up of water on those surfaces. Different lengths of arm members and braces can be fabricated with the same tooling permitting components to be sized according to the voltage ratings of the cable system.

Abstract: An insulating assembly for an overhead power line has a main subassembly formed of two parallel spaced insulators joined at their ends by aluminum end pieces. The end pieces each have a slot aligned with the space between the two insulators and a rod projecting from the end piece in alignment with the slot but below the slot. This arrangement enables the subassembly to be hung on a hot power line with the line passing along the slots and the space between the insulators. The rods may be clamped to the line by any suitable device such as wedges and C-shaped clamps. With the subassembly thus mechanically and electrically connected securely to the line, the line can be severed at a location between the end pieces and the free ends forced apart.

Abstract: A method of spacing multiple subconductors relative to each other while allowing the subconductors to vibrate without causing damage to the subconductors includes gripping each subconductor with a clamp. Each clamp is secured about a rigid hoop in a manner such that each clamp is capable of sliding along the hoop and rotating about the hoop. The clamps are separated from each other along the hoop with springs which are positioned about the hoop and spaced between the clamps.

Abstract: A spacer-damper for maintaining the spacing between electrical transmission conductors or the like and for damping any vibratory motion of such conductors includes a rigid spacer in the form of a multi-sided frame having at least two spherical mounts for conductor clamps. The clamps are connected to the spherical mounts, but separated therefrom by a resilient damping covering on the spherical mounts. Indentations on the spherical mounts and on the clamps mate with protrusions on inner and outer surfaces of the resilient damping covering to inhibit relative movement therebetween. Longitudinal, transverse and vertical vibrations in the conductors held by the clamps are damped by shear forces which arise within the resilient damping material, longitudinal vibrations being parallel to the ground axially along the length of the conductors, transverse vibrations being parallel to the ground but perpendicular to the conductors, and vertical vibrations being perpendicular to the ground.

Abstract: A device is provided for use in maintaining organization of lines which pass through a trench. The device includes a thin, substantially planar foundation and at least one separating member projecting normally therefrom. The foundation is suited for placement within a trench to directly underlie lines. The separating member is operatively associated with the foundation, acting as a spacer between adjacent lines. In order to provide a readily transportable and storable device, the invented line organizer is constructed from a single, thin sheet of generally rigid material. The sheet is foldable to provide a generally triangular device.

Abstract: A spacer damper for installation on twin, triple, or quad bundled lines at various distances along the line to provide proper separation and effective vibration damping of the subconductors includes a structural hoop about which two or more clamps are positioned at equal intervals. The distance between the clamps is maintained by springs about the hoop and between the clamps that compress against each side of the clamp through a flat washer and a rubber washer. The clamps allow attachment of the spacer damper to the subconductors.

Abstract: A plurality of individual electrical conductors are held together in a bundle to form a power supply cable, for example, for installation in an aircraft. For this purpose a conductor securing device has a disk divided into two half disk sections interconnected by a snap-on connection. Each half disk section has outer elements for holding individual conductors and a bow-shaped shell located centrally inwardly so that two shells of two interconnected half disk sections hold at least one further electrical conductor between the shells. Each shell extends with a shell extension laterally and axially out of its half disk section and the shell extension has as a shoulder for axially retaining a strapping belt.

Abstract: An apparatus in use with a cardiac monitoring organization that includes a wire separator module, with a series of parallel through-extending bores directed therethrough, wherein the bores include conically flared forward and rear end portions and a medially positioned central bore to secure a wire directed therethrough in a spaced organized relationship. A modification of the module includes a groove orthogonally directed through a longitudinal axis medially of the module diametrically bisecting the bores, with a resilient securement tether receivable within the groove to permit repositioning of the wire directed therethrough. A further modified module includes a rib base defining a plurality of parallel channels therethrough, including a cover flap of a "J" shaped configuration, wherein the flap includes a "U" shaped mounting flange, with the flange including a projection receivable within a slot formed within the floor of the base.

Abstract: A cable spacer of the type used in overhead power transmission systems includes a body provided with cable engaging hooks, each hook having a seat in the form of a cylindrical segment. A cable retainer is provided for each seat and consists of a cylindrical body having at least one semicylindrical groove and a handle projecting radially outwardly. The retainer is slidably receivable in the seat from either end thereof and rotatable between a first position in which the cable may be inserted into the groove and a second, cable retaining position in which the groove is within the confines of the seat.

Abstract: Supporting of cables, hoses, or other tubular articles so as not to chafe against one another or against an external support. Such articles are supported spaced apart from one another so as to be free to swivel relative to one another in separate planes. A pair of saddle members are pivoted together and are provided with means to enable flexible tubular articles to be tied to the respective members in such swivelling relationship to each other.

Abstract: A plurality of electrical conductors or cables are held in place by a cirar member, such as a ring or disk, or by two ring or disk elements forming a pair, to form a conductor or cable bunch. For this purpose a plurality of recesses are provided in the circumferential zone of the ring or disk, for holding a conductor or cable in place in each recess. The recesses in the ring or disk are closed by a rim section. The ring or disk elements have recess forming fingers or pieces which can be rotated into preliminary and final positions with an increased clamping force in the final position. In all embodiments the cable or conductors are held in place by a proper biasing force. The costs for forming cable or conductor bunches and for their final installation have been substantially reduced.

Abstract: In a telecommunication line, a cable-attachment spacer for securing one or a number of suspended cables to a suspension cable comprises a male component and a female component forming passageways for the cables when assembled together. The female component has at least two spaced slots disposed vertically in superposed relation and having their openings on at least one side of the component. One slot is provided for the suspension cable and at least one slot is provided for one or a number of suspended cables. The corresponding male component comprises a finger which is brought into position in front of the bottom ends of the slots, thus confining the cables placed within the slots.

Abstract: An articulated spacer damper for transmission line cables is disclosed comprising a frame, a plurality of intermediate arms each resiliently pivotally connected at one end to the frame and at its other end to the proximal end of a clamping arm, the distal end of which is provided with clamping means for respectively grasping individual conductors. Each of the pivotal connections includes a pair of spaced resilient energy absorbing elements having non-circular cross section which are interposed between the respective components and lockingly engaged with recesses formed in each component. The components are clamped together by a locking bolt extending through the elements and defining an axis of hinged part rotation while holding the elements in compression.

Abstract: A device is provided for spacing apart and damping bundled conductors in an electric line. The device comprises a support, a plurality of arms each carrying a clamp adapted to clamp about and hold one sub-conductor in the bundle of conductors and at least one flexible joint for each arm provided on said support and adapted to flexibly secure a respective arm to said support. Each joint includes at least one frame integral with and secured to said support and located in a plane relative to the plane of the support, a core positioned within the frame to which a respective arm is attached, and at least two elastic elements provided between the core and the frame for retaining the core elastically within the frame. The frame may be located in the plane of the support or in an inclined plane relative to the plane of the support. Additionally, two or more frames may be provided for each arm, each located in a plane coincident with or parallel to the plane of the support.

Abstract: The invention concerns a damping spacer for bundle conductors of high-voltage electric lines, which comprises a stiff central body (1), at least two connecting clamps (3) each for anchoring to a respective conductor of the bundle, each clamp having a rigid extension (2), and at least one springing hinge element for connecting the extension (2) to the stiff body (1). Rigid arms (4), carrying at their ends inertial masses (5), are fixedly connected to the central body (1), said masses being so arranged that their barycenters are far from the barycenter of the central body (1), beyond the axes of said springing hinges.

Abstract: A conductor device including a plurality of insulators, and a plurality of conductors extending mutually in parallel. Each of the conductors is supported at two positions spaced apart along the longitudinal direction thereof by a pair of the insulators. The conductor device also includes an insulating member provided intermediately along the longitudinal direction between the two supported positions of each of the conductors. The insulating member has a plurality of space portions along a side thereof, and the conductors are positioned in individual ones of the space portions.

Abstract: A damping spacer having substantially all metallic components thereof made from wrought materials is disclosed. The spacer has a stamped wrought metal frame and a plurality of extruded metal conductor clamp arms which are secured to the frame in a manner that dampens conductor vibrations. Each clamp arm extends outwardly from the frame and is secured to the frame by an extruded metal pivot pin which is affixed to the frame. Each pivot pin has a noncircular cross-sectional shank which extends through a noncircular opening provided in each clamp arm. An elastomer damping collar is inserted on each pivot pin shank so as to also extend through the respective clamp arm opening. The internal and external surfaces of each collar are sized and configured to intimately mate with the noncircular cross-sectional shank of the respective pivot pin and noncircular opening of the respective clamp arm. As such, rotational movement between the pins and the arms caused by conductor vibration is effectively dampened.

Abstract: A line spacer for a pair of insulated conductors each having conductive points projecting laterally beyond the insulation thereof in a common direction at sites spaced therealong, comprising a block of insulating material having a pair of laterally spaced grooves extending therealong near opposite edges thereof and opening to a first surface of the block, the grooves being deeper than the sum of the conductor diameter added to the point projection, and means severally accessible from the opposite edges of the block for compressively retaining the conductors against motion in said grooves.

Abstract: A damping spacer for overhead conductors comprises at least two rigid spacing arms, with each arm having means for clamping the same to a respective conductor. Each arm is provided with an integral hub structure for holding a composite elastomer damping element, the hub structures and damping element being mechanically held together by a pin means extending through the hub structures and damping element. The damping element is comprised of an inner structure made of a relatively soft elastomer material and an outer structure made of a relatively hard elastomer material. The soft elastomer is effective to dampen low amplitude, high frequency aeolian vibration, while the relatively hard elastomer is effective to dampen high energy, wake-induced oscillations in a conductor bundle. The hard material also serves as a stop mechanism to limit relative motion of the arms and hub structures. This provides protection for the soft elastomer and prevents clashing of the metal parts of the spacer.

Abstract: An insulating spacer subjected to bending stresses is formed from a glass fiber reinforced rod having a transverse hollow in the vicinity of at least one end. The rod is covered with a sealing elastomeric sheath. A lightweight cable clamping structure includes two half sleeves clamped around the one end by U-bolts. At least one of the U-bolts also presses a cable clamp toward one of the half sleeves. The one half-sleeve has an internal boss, shaped to fit the transverse hollow so as to fix the half-sleeves on the rod, and a transverse external groove facing the cable clamp to fix a cable against the sleeve.

Abstract: A system for monitoring at least one parameter of either an energized electrical power line conductor or at least one parameter adjacent to the power line conductor, on a real-time basis and transmitting signals indicative of the parameter to a remote location where the power line conductor itself is the transmission medium for transmitting the signals to the remote location. The transmitter is powered by either the electric or the electromagnetic field of the energized power line conductor and the transmitter receives induced energy from the conductor via a plurality of turns of wire wound around a mandrel, with the plurality of turns of wire formed as the secondary winding of a transformer, and with the mandrel being at the same electrical potential as the conductor.

Abstract: A vibration absorber for attachment to suspended cables such as electrical transmission lines, to suppress vertical aeolian vibrations as well as horizontal subconductor oscillations. A clamp arm has one end attached to a suspended cable and another end rotatably coupled to a frame through two frictionally-engaged elements which provide coulomb friction when the clamp arm is caused to rotate relative to the frame as a result of said vibrations or oscillations. A separate resilient member couples the clamp arm to the frame to restore the initial orientation of the clamp arm.

Abstract: Spacer-damper, to be installed on wires of aerial electrical lines, comprising a central body having as many arms hinged thereon as the wires associated with the spacer, with a vise at the end of each arm designed for engagement on the respective wire, in which the central body has at the base a sloping plane shaping from center to the sides designed to create on the spacer an effect of negative lift, while each vise at the wire embracing zone has a bearing divided into two halves, for allowing the free rotation of the wire about its own axis.

Abstract: A vibration absorber for attachment to suspended cables such as electrical transmission lines, to suppress vertical aeolian vibrations as well as horizontal subconductor oscillations. A clamp arm has one end attached to a suspended cable and a fulcrum adjacent the other end. The fulcrum is rotatably coupled to a frame, and the end of the clamp arm adjacent the fulcrum is coupled to the frame through two bellows elements which force air through small orifices to provide viscous friction when the clamp arm is caused to rotate relative to the frame as a result of said vibrations or oscillations. Each bellows includes a resilient pleated portion which acts to restore the initial orientation of the clamp arm.

Abstract: A vibration absorber for attachment to suspended cables such as electrical transmission lines, to suppress vertical aeolian vibrations as well as horizontal sub-conductor oscillations. A clamp arm has one end attached to a suspended cable and a fulcrum adjacent the other end. The fulcrum is rotatably coupled to a frame, and the end of the clamp arm adjacent the fulcrum is coupled to the frame through the air cylinder damping element which forces air through a small orifice to provide viscous damping when the clamp arm is caused to rotate relative to the frame as a result of said vibrations or oscillations. A pair of torsion springs or non-rotatably mounted resilient washers acts to restore the initial orientation of the clamp arm.

Abstract: In a vibration absorber for use with aerially suspended conductors and cables, there is described an improved vibration absorber wherein wind or turbulence induced vibrations resulting in travelling waves on conductors and cables are absorbed so as to prevent damage to or failure of conductors and related hardware due to fatigue. Known devices, particularly dampers and spacer dampers, attempt to control merely the amplitude of the waves produced on the conductor and are therefore ineffective in preventing the formation of such waves and the damage that may result. In this invention, a vibration absorber comprises a piston and cylinder device whereby a travelling wave displaces the piston or the cylinder relative to one another causing a fluid contained within the cylinder to be displaced through an orifice in the piston. The absorbing system thus defined has a mechanical dissipative impedance of value R to inhibit the reflection of a wave propagated on the conductor whereby the wave is absorbed.

Abstract: A damping spacer for two parallel overhead conductors in which two rigid spacing members are provided with integral hub structures disposed on opposed sides of a disc-like inertial weight structure. The structures have circular, integral raised wall portions and recesses. The thickness of the wall portions is less than the width of the recesses, and the wall portions are opposed and radially offset, such than when the recesses and raised wall portions of the hub and disc structures are placed together in mating relationship, and with the arms of the hub structures located in a position to be clamped to two overhead conductors, the recesses in the hub and disc structures permit the wall portions of the structures to move in the recesses, the wall portions of the respective structures serving to limit relative movement of the spacing members. The weight or mass of the disc structure is off-centered in the direction of one of the overhead conductors.

Abstract: Apparatus for directly monitoring the conductor temperature or other parameters of an energized electric power line conductor, or of the medium adjacent the conductor, on a real time basis, and transmitting a signal indicative of that parameter to a remote location such as to facilitate data processing by computer. The apparatus is powered by the electric or electromagnetic field of the electric power line conductor.Various embodiments are described for sensing the temperature or other parameter being monitored. Furthermore two techniques are described for transmitting the signal to a remote location. The first such technique is the use of air as the transmission medium and the second technique uses the power line conductor itself as the transmission medium.

Abstract: A spacer damper for transmission line cables is disclosed comprising a substantially planar frame and a plurality of clamping arms each resiliently pivotally connected at its proximal end to the frame and provided at its distal end with clamping means for respectively grasping individual conductors. The frame is of rigid one-piece construction and provided at each region of pivotal connection with a recessed portion into which at least the proximal end of the arm extends so as to lie substantially in the plane of the frame. A locking bolt fixed with respect to the frame and extending through the recessed portion and through the proximal end of the arm is provided to define an axis of hinged part rotation for the arm. Each arm is resiliently pivotally connected to the frame by a pair of spaced resilient energy absorbing elements located on either side of the arm to be traversed by the bolt and lockingly engaged with recesses formed in the arm.

Abstract: A damping spacer for parallel overhead conductors in which at least two rigid spacing members are provided with integral hub structures having circular, integral raised wall portions and recesses. The thickness of the wall portions is considerably smaller than the width of the recesses, and the wall portions are opposed and radially offset, such that when the recesses and raised wall portions of the hub structures are placed together in mating relationship, and with the arms thereof located in a position to be clamped to two overhead conductors, the recesses in the hub structures permit the wall portions of the hub structures to move in the recesses, the wall portions of the respective hub structures serving to limit relative movement of the spacing members.

Abstract: A boltless device for spacing two overhead parallel conductors, the device including a rigid, hollow arm structure adapted to extend between the conductors. First resilient bushing means are located at each end of the rigid arm structure and adapted to engage the respective conductors. A second, outside, resilient bushing means is adapted to engage the conductors in opposed relation to the first bushing means, and two resilient metal clips are adapted to be clipped to the respective ends of the rigid arm structure and around the outside bushing means to secure both bushing means and the arm structure of the overhead conductors. The clips each have a shape that conforms to an outside shape and surface of the second bushing means such that the clips engage the outside surface the full distance thereof when each clip is secured to the arm structure.

Abstract: A device for spacing individual conductors of an overhead transmission line having a hub provided with at least two cavities each opening onto the periphery of the hub, at least two arms each having a conductor clamp at one end and a knob at the other end, the knob being received with clearance within a cavity to permit limited articulation of each arm with respect to the hub, and an elastomeric bush mechanism substantially encircling the arm in the clearance gap between the knob and the cavity wall, the cross-section of each half of the bush on opposing sides of a maximum diameter portion of the knob having been deformed by compression during assembly of the device such that the edge or side portions of the deformed cross-sections include elastomeric material displaced from the central portions of the uncompressed cross-sections.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a spacer for aerial cables for supporting one of more electrical conductor cables above the ground. It includes a body member having at least one concave seat adapted to receive a conductor cable, at least one generally arcuate retaining means adapted to engage a surface of the conductor cable and toggle means adapted to cooperate with the retaining means to firmly hold the conductor cable in its seat. One end of the cable retaining means is pivotally supported on the body member. The toggle means is pivotally supported on the other end of the cable retaining means. The toggle is provided with second ratchet tooth means and also generally arcuate third ratchet tooth means. Ratchet tooth means are also provided on the body member outwardly of the concave seat.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a spacer for aerial cables for supporting one or more electrical conductor cables above the ground. It includes a body member having at least one concave seat adapted to receive a conductor cable and at least one generally arcuate cable retaining means adapted to engage a surface of the conductor cable and hold it in its seat. One end of the cable retaining means is pivotally supported on the body member. Generally arcuate ratchet tooth means are provided adjacent to the other end of the cable retaining means. Generally arcuate ratchet tooth means are also provided on the body member outwardly of the concave seat. The teeth of the retainer ratchet tooth means are engageable with the teeth of the body member ratchet tooth means when the retaining means is rotated about its pivotal support thereby to firmly hold the conductor cable in the concave seat.

Abstract: A damping spacer for overhead conductors, the damping spacer comprising a body member and at least two members for clamping to the overhead conductors. The clamping members are pivotally attached to the body member at two spaced apart locations thereon and on opposed sides of the body member, and a resilient damping means resiliently connects the clamping members to each other without the use of a bolt or pin, the damping means having a longitudinal axis that extends perpendicularly to and through the body member.

Abstract: An ultra light weight, frameless damping spacer for spacing at least two parallel, overhead conductors, the damping spacer comprising at least two rigid spacer arms and conductor clamping members, with the clamping members being respectively located at one end of the spacer arms, and integral housings respectively located at the other ends of the arms. Each housing is provided with an opening and a resilient damping member wholly contained within the opening and housing. The spacer arms are disposed and held together by a rigid pin extending through each housing and through an opening in each arm aligned with the housings.

Abstract: A spacer-damper for overhead transmission lines of at least three subconductors comprising arms, one for each subconductor, mounted by resilient damping means to a rigid frame. Each arm has a cable clamp at one end and at least two of the arms extend from the frame so that a line between the clamp and the other end of the arm is in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane including the axis of the bundle and the center line of the subconductor engaged by the clamp.

Abstract: There is disclosed a spacer-damper for electrical transmission cables or the like. A rigid spacer composed of mating half-sections has defined at its extremities hollow spherical sockets for receiving the spherical end portions of individual cable connector structures. The opposite ends of the connectors are fashioned for effecting a gripping connection with a cable. A resilient damping material is interposed between the spherical connector end portions and their associated receiving sockets and the damping material is secured to both the ball and the socket so that on pivoting of the connector arm attendant cable vibration or oscillation the damping material is placed in shear to effect a damping action.

Abstract: An ultra light weight, frameless damping spacer for spacing three parallel, overhead conductors, the damping spacer comprising three rigid spacer arms and conductor clamping members, with the clamping members being respectively located at one end of the spacer arms, and integral housings respectively located at the other ends of the arms. Each housing is provided with an opening and a damping spring wholly contained within the opening and housing. The spacer arms are disposed together to form an internal triangle (the spacer arms) and an exterior triangle (the conductor clamps). A rigid pin connects together a pair of the arms adjacent the corners of the structure.

Abstract: A spacer-damper for a sub-conductor bundle of two or more sub-conductors of an overhead power transmission line comprising an arm for each sub-conductor, each arm having provided at one end a clamp for attachment to a sub-conductor and at the other end a resilient connection connecting said other end of the arm to a lever means extending between one arm end and another arm end wherein the lever means comprises at least two levers interconnected by resilient means to act in series between the connected arm ends whereby sub-conductor movement causes displacement of the resilient connections and of the resilient means.

Abstract: An inexpensive boltless device for spacing at least two parallel, spaced apart conductors. The device comprises rigid clamping structures adapted to be secured together and to the conductors by two U-shaped resilient metal clamps. At least one of the clamping structures has two outwardly facing planar ledges inclined inwardly toward each other. The resilient clips have planar leg portions provided with angularly directed extensions shaped to extend over and respectively engage the inclined planar surfaces when the clamping structures are placed together and the clips are disposed over the clamping structures.

Abstract: A spacer-damper for overhead power transmission lines wherein a rigid arm is provided for each sub-conductor mounted on a rigid frame by a damped resilient connection member which provides damped resilient movement in all directions of arm movement.

Abstract: An appliance for linear bodies having a generally planar spacing member and a pair of helically preformed attachment elements which are positioned centrally of the spacing member and extend outwardly therefrom in a direction substantially normal to the plane thereof. The attaching elements engage a single linear conductor and the spacing member maintains adjacent conductors in spaced relation thereto.

Abstract: A device for spacing overhead, parallel subconductors of a conductor bundle and for damping vibrations of the subconductors. The device comprises rigid, elongated arms pivotally connected together at one end of each arm and having a clamp at the other end of each arm for attaching the arms to respective subconductors. A resilient, viscoelastic pad or disc is disposed between the arms in opposed recesses provided in the arms at the location at which the arms are pivotally connected together, the pad or disc providing the primary damping mechanism for the device.

Abstract: A device for spacing overhead, parallel subconductors of a conductor bundle and for damping vibrations of the subconductors. The device comprises rigid, elongated arms pivotally connected to each other by a rigid means at one end of each arm, with the other end of each arm being radially spaced from the rigid means and provided with a clamp for attaching the arm to a subconductor. Resilient damping devices, such as close coil springs, are secured in the arms at a location adjacent the rigid means pivotally connecting the arms to each other.