Patents by Inventor Toralf Bahr

Toralf Bahr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stringing apparatus for pilot lines
    Patent number: 4531714
    Abstract: A stringing apparatus for stringing a pilot line, optionally a phase line, within the frame of a power line tower of H-frame, portal or corset type, using a helicopter for drawing the pilot line, wherein the stringing apparatus is suspended from the helicopter by a strap and the pilot line is fastened to said apparatus.The stringing apparatus comprises a frame with two arms which alternately retain the pilot line. By pivoting the arms, the frame can be opened and closed in two directions, toward the rear and at the top, permitting the frame as it is drawn past a cross member of the power line tower to guide the pilot line from the top side to the underside of the cross member, where the line rests in a block suspended from the cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Inventor: Toralf Bahr