The present invention corresponds to a device for positioning elements along a support body, comprising a first plate with a groove on its perimeter and a second plate with a groove on its perimeter, the first plate is in contact with the second plate, wherein the groove of the first plate and the groove of the second plate are coincident, and in which the positioning elements are arranged between the grooves of the first plate and the second plate. Additionally, the first plate and second plate have fastening means allowing them to be fastened to the support body.

An apparatus for protecting a utility pole from wildfires is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of layers comprising a fiberglass and at least one adjacent layer comprised of glass fiber cloth. The two ends of each of the two outer layers may further comprise connectors connected to surround the outer side of the utility pole.

An apparatus for protecting a utility pole from wildfires is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of layers comprising a fiberglass and at least one adjacent layer comprised of glass fiber cloth. The two ends of each of the two outer layers may further comprise connectors connected to surround the outer side of the utility pole.

A composite crossarm fixed on a pole body of a transmission pole is disclosed. The composite crossarm includes: a core rod, an insulating layer and a load-bearing member. The insulating layer and the load-bearing member cover and are fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the core rod. The load-bearing member is positioned in a middle region of the core rod connected to the pole body, and the insulating layer is positioned in regions of the core rod other than the middle region. A transmission pole using the above composite crossarm is also disclosed. In the above manner, the load-bearing member is arranged at a position where the core rod is connected to the pole body in advance. On one hand, the core rod is able to be connected to the pole body without providing with a hole. On the other hand, the load caused by the fixed connection is applied on the load-bearing member directly, with no damage to the insulating layer. Both the load-bearing member and the insulating layer cover and are fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the core rod, so that the core rod is protected from external corrosion, to ensure the mechanical properties of the composite crossarm.

A pole step apparatus for fiberglass utility poles can have a supporting body is disclosed, having a bended portion with a brace on the supporting body; a grip surface distal to the bended portion; a nut on a threaded portion of the supporting body to tighten the brace toward the bended portion via the threaded portion of the supporting body; a passthrough in the brace formed can accommodate a supporting body and resists rotation; the bended portion is formed on the supporting body at a 90-degree angle; an arc is formed on the brace adjacent to the bended portion; and the brace resists rotation via a non-cylindrical, anti-rotational portion of the supporting body.

A kit for assembling a blow molded post cover including a sleeve and a base. The sleeve having an open bottom end and a hollow interior for receiving a post. The base including a top cap having a first through-hole for receiving the sleeve; a bottom cap having a second through-hole for receiving the sleeve; and a plurality of side panels securable to the top and bottom caps. Each of the plurality of side panels having a first side end, a second side end, and one or more protrusions on a rear surface such that each of the one or more protrusions bears against the sleeve when the base is installed on the sleeve. The first side end of any one of the plurality of side panels is configured to interlock with the second side end of any other one of the plurality of side panels.

A kit for assembling a blow molded post cover including a sleeve and a base. The sleeve having an open bottom end and a hollow interior for receiving a post. The base including a top cap having a first through-hole for receiving the sleeve; a bottom cap having a second through-hole for receiving the sleeve; and a plurality of side panels securable to the top and bottom caps. Each of the plurality of side panels having a first side end, a second side end, and one or more protrusions on a rear surface such that each of the one or more protrusions bears against the sleeve when the base is installed on the sleeve. The first side end of any one of the plurality of side panels is configured to interlock with the second side end of any other one of the plurality of side panels.

Disclosed embodiments include hollow composite utility pole, cross arm, and brace structures and methods of manufacture of the same using fire retardant materials. Poles, cross arm, and brace structures may be manufactured using a fire resistant resin impregnated, or resin wetted, filament roving that is wound onto a mandrel, pultruded or otherwise formed into a structural part. Various pole structures and manufacturing methods are described, including chemically bonded sleeve joint structures for poles of varying size.

Disclosed embodiments include hollow composite utility pole, cross arm, and brace structures and methods of manufacture of the same using fire retardant materials. Poles, cross arm, and brace structures may be manufactured using a fire resistant resin impregnated, or resin wetted, filament roving that is wound onto a mandrel, pultruded or otherwise formed into a structural part. Various pole structures and manufacturing methods are described, including chemically bonded sleeve joint structures for poles of varying size.

A multiuse utility pole is presented that may house various public and quasi-public infrastructure. In one non-limiting embodiment, the multiuse pole houses cell control equipment and one or more cellular antennas. In any embodiment, the multiuse pole incorporates an optically transparent or translucent section (hereafter transparent section) in its pole structure that allows for enclosing a camera such that the camera has a substantially unobstructed 360-degree field-of-view.