Abstract: An aerial cable management device includes a trunk; and a plurality of arms, each arm including a body defining a central pivot point and having a cable support element disposed at both opposite ends of the body, wherein each of the plurality of arms is rotatably coupled with the trunk in a shared direction of rotation.

Abstract: A bolt including a torque section configured to self-release from a fastening tool upon reaching a threshold torque.

Abstract: Stockbridge dampers are provided. A Stockbridge damper includes a first clamp, and a second clamp spaced along a longitudinal axis from the first clamp, wherein a distance is defined along the longitudinal axis between the first clamp and the second clamp. A Stockbridge damper further includes a wire strand extending generally along the longitudinal axis through and between the first clamp and the second clamp, the wire strand including a first end portion extending from a distal side of the first clamp, a second end portion extending from a distal side of the second clamp, and an intermediate portion extending between proximal sides of the first and second clamps. A Stockbridge damper further includes a first weight connected to the first end portion of the wire strand, and a second weight connected to the second end portion of the wire strand.

Abstract: Galloping motion disruptors and methods for reducing conductor galloping are provided. A galloping motion disruptor includes a first disruptor rod and a second disruptor rod. Each of the first and second disruptor rods includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a mid-section between the first end portion and the second end portion. The first end portion includes a helical gripping section. The second end portion includes a hook section. The hook sections of the first and second disruptor rods are connectable to each other.

Abstract: Galloping motion disruptors and methods for reducing conductor galloping are provided. A galloping motion disruptor includes a first disruptor rod and a second disruptor rod. Each of the first and second disruptor rods includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a mid-section between the first end portion and the second end portion. The first end portion includes a helical gripping section. The second end portion includes a hook section. The hook sections of the first and second disruptor rods are connectable to each other.

Abstract: Cable support devices and assemblies are provided. A cable support device supports multiple fiber-optic cables on an above-ground pole. A cable support device includes a base, and a first arm and a second arm extending from the base, the first arm and second arm generally parallel to each other. The cable support device further includes a cross-member extending between and connected to the first arm and the second arm. The cable support device further includes at least one divider member extending radially outwardly from the cross-member, the at least one divider member spaced from the first arm and the second arm and defining at least two slots, each of the at least two slots further defined by the cross-member.

Abstract: A cable support device includes a body having an inner surface defining a body groove extending longitudinally from a first end to an opposite end of the body, the body further including a first bracket. The cable support device further includes a cap having an inner surface defining a cap groove extending longitudinally from a first end to an opposite end of the cap, the cap further including a first hinge. The cable support device further includes an inner bushing seated in at least one of the body groove or the cap groove, the inner bushing extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end and defining a length, the inner bushing further defining a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots extending between the first end and the second end and configured to accept one of the plurality of cables.

Abstract: An aerial cable management device includes a trunk; and a plurality of arms, each arm including a body defining a central pivot point and having a cable support element disposed at both opposite ends of the body, wherein each of the plurality of arms is rotatably coupled with the trunk in a shared direction of rotation.

Abstract: Mid-span consolidators for consolidating aerial cables are provided. A mid-span consolidator includes an inner bushing. The inner bushing extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end and defines a length. The inner bushing further defines a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots extending between the first end and the second end and configured to accept one of the plurality of cables. The mid-span consolidator further includes an outer cover surrounding the inner bushing. The outer cover extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end and defines a length.

Abstract: Cable support devices and assemblies are provided. A cable support device supports multiple fiber-optic cables on an above-ground pole. A cable support device includes a base, and a first arm and a second arm extending from the base, the first arm and second arm generally parallel to each other. The cable support device further includes a cross-member extending between and connected to the first arm and the second arm. The cable support device further includes at least one divider member extending radially outwardly from the cross-member, the at least one divider member spaced from the first arm and the second arm and defining at least two slots, each of the at least two slots further defined by the cross-member.

Abstract: A swage die includes a plurality of teeth aligned in a generally arcuate array. Each tooth of the plurality of teeth includes a first sidewall, an opposing second sidewall, a first endwall, and an opposing second endwall. The swage die further includes a plurality of first supports, each of the plurality of first supports extending between and connected to first endwalls of neighboring teeth, and a plurality of second supports, each of the plurality of second supports extending between and connected to second endwalls of neighboring teeth. The swage die further includes a plurality of stops, each of the plurality of stops extending from a first support towards a neighboring first support or from a second support towards a neighboring second support.

Abstract: Stockbridge dampers are provided. A Stockbridge damper includes a first clamp, and a second clamp spaced along a longitudinal axis from the first clamp, wherein a distance is defined along the longitudinal axis between the first clamp and the second clamp. A Stockbridge damper further includes a wire strand extending generally along the longitudinal axis through and between the first clamp and the second clamp, the wire strand including a first end portion extending from a distal side of the first clamp, a second end portion extending from a distal side of the second clamp, and an intermediate portion extending between proximal sides of the first and second clamps. A Stockbridge damper further includes a first weight connected to the first end portion of the wire strand, and a second weight connected to the second end portion of the wire strand.

Abstract: Galloping motion disruptors and methods for reducing conductor galloping are provided. A galloping motion disruptor includes a first disruptor rod and a second disruptor rod. Each of the first and second disruptor rods includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a mid-section between the first end portion and the second end portion. The first end portion includes a helical gripping section. The second end portion includes a hook section. The hook sections of the first and second disruptor rods are connectable to each other.

Abstract: A swage die includes a plurality of teeth aligned in a generally arcuate array. Each tooth of the plurality of teeth includes a first sidewall, an opposing second sidewall, a first endwall, and an opposing second endwall. The swage die further includes a plurality of first supports, each of the plurality of first supports extending between and connected to first endwalls of neighboring teeth, and a plurality of second supports, each of the plurality of second supports extending between and connected to second endwalls of neighboring teeth. The swage die further includes a plurality of stops, each of the plurality of stops extending from a first support towards a neighboring first support or from a second support towards a neighboring second support.

Abstract: A multinozzle deposition system for direct write applications comprises a body including a first network of microchannels embedded therein, where the first network of microchannels extends from a parent microchannel through a series of furcations to a plurality of branching microchannels. The series consists of k generations with furcation number m where the kth generation includes mk branching microchannels. A first end of the body includes a single inlet to the parent microchannel and a second end of the body includes mk outlets from the branching microchannels, where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and m is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The body comprises a material having a sufficient rigidity to sustain a pressure in the microchannels of about 690 kPa or greater without distortion.

Abstract: A multinozzle deposition system for direct write applications comprises a body including a first network of microchannels embedded therein, where the first network of microchannels extends from a parent microchannel through a series of furcations to a plurality of branching microchannels. The series consists of k generations with furcation number m where the kth generation includes mk branching microchannels. A first end of the body includes a single inlet to the parent microchannel and a second end of the body includes mk outlets from the branching microchannels, where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and m is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The body comprises a material having a sufficient rigidity to sustain a pressure in the microchannels of about 690 kPa or greater without distortion.

Abstract: A multinozzle deposition system for direct write applications comprises a body including a first network of microchannels embedded therein, where the first network of microchannels extends from a parent microchannel through a series of furcations to a plurality of branching microchannels. The series consists of k generations with furcation number m where the /cth generation includes mk branching microchannels. A first end of the body includes a single inlet to the parent microchannel and a second end of the body includes mk outlets from the branching microchannels, where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and m is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The body comprises a material having a sufficient rigidity to sustain a pressure in the microchannels of about 690 kPa or greater without distortion.