A shotgun stick for use with grounding devices is provided. An example shotgun stick includes a housing and a drive shaft supported within the housing. The shotgun stick further includes a clamp stick head attached to the housing at a first end and operably connected to a first end of the drive shaft such that rotation of the drive shaft actuates the clamp stick head. The shotgun stick also includes a ratchet locking module that selectively limits rotation of the drive shaft via engagement between a side pin and a ratchet gear of the ratchet locking module. The clamp stick head includes an exterior housing, a head sleeve that defines an opening configured to receive a tool attachment secured thereto, and a slotted inner sleeve positioned between the exterior housing and the head sleeve that prevents rotation of a tool attachment received by the head sleeve.

An apparatus and method for enabling removable coupling of conducting lines in a powerline assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, a dead-end shoe apparatus is disclosed that comprises a capping mechanism, coupling mechanism, and connection clamp, the connection clamp facilitating the removable coupling of conducting lines of variable diameters to the apparatus. In another embodiment, a method of selectively transmitting electricity in a powerline assembly is disclosed, wherein conducting lines are removably coupled to dead-end shoe apparatuses to facilitate the transmission.

A cable grip for a flat cable is provided. The cable grip includes a wire and a tapered wedge lock secured to the wire to define a closed eye. The tapered wedge lock forms a two-sided compression connection on the flat cable.

The technology relates to an electric current conducting assembly, more specifically with the incorporation of a dead end shoe.

A system for mounting a sensor to a power line is provided. The sensor configured to simultaneously measure voltage and current. The system includes a first hot line clamp configured to couple with the power line. A first spacer member is provided having a length and is coupled to the first hot line clamp. A plate is coupled to the sensor and the first spacer member. A current clamp is coupled to the plate and operably coupled between the sensor and the power line. Wherein the first hot line clamp, the first spacer member, the plate and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the line to ground voltage of the power line. Wherein the current clamp and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the current of the power line.

A stackable, low-PIM cable hanger includes a hybrid metal-and-polymeric construction including a metal cable block carrying a polymeric sleeve. The metal cable block forms the cable mounting section, while the polymeric sleeve insulates the metal sides of the cable block and provides non-metallic (low-PIM) snap-in legs for attaching the cable hanger to mounting structures and stacking the cable hangers together. The metal cable block supports the cable more securely than a polymeric mounting section, while the polymeric sleeve avoids loose metal-to-metal connections when the cable hangers are attached to metal mounting structures or stacked together. The metal cable block includes a metal sides that form cable clasps. The sleeve includes polymeric sides that cover the metal sides of the cable block to prevent metal-to-metal contact on the sides of the cable block.

A low-PIM, stackable polymeric cable hanger spacer that includes a polymeric base forming a rim that defines a latch surface for capturing locking metal barbs of interface brackets of a metal snap-in cable hanger. The spacer also includes polymeric legs extending from the polymeric base with polymeric barbs for latching to an adjacent snap-in cable hanger or other support member. The base allows the metal barbs to pass through the base when the metal barbs are deflected or compressed toward each other. and then allows the metal barbs to spring back to engage the latch surface and become captured by the polymeric spacer once the metal barbs clear of the rim. The base may have a round toroidal shape with rounded edges allowing the metal snap-in cable hanger to rotate with respect to the spacer.

A stackable, low-PIM cable hanger includes a hybrid metal-and-polymeric construction including a metal cable block carrying a polymeric sleeve. The metal cable block forms the cable mounting section, while the polymeric sleeve insulates the metal sides of the cable block and provides non-metallic (low-PIM) snap-in legs for attaching the cable hanger to mounting structures and stacking the cable hangers together. The metal cable block supports the cable more securely than a polymeric mounting section, while the polymeric sleeve avoids loose metal-to-metal connections when the cable hangers are attached to metal mounting structures or stacked together. The metal cable block includes a metal sides that form cable clasps. The sleeve includes polymeric sides that cover the metal sides of the cable block to prevent metal-to-metal contact on the sides of the cable block.

A clamp for suspending an aerial conductor wire from a transmission tower includes an inner sleeve formed by a pair of sleeve halves which are mated and fastened together to define a cylindrical open-ended conductor bore for compressing the conductor wire, the inner sleeve having outer enlarged ends each forming an opposing shoulder, and an outer sleeve formed by a pair of outer sleeve halves which mate together to define an inner bore which closely fits an outer diameter of the inner sleeve and having a length which fits between the opposing shoulders of the inner sleeve, to permit rotation of but restrict longitudinal movement of the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve, wherein each outer sleeve half each comprises an interlocking assembly which mates with an interlocking assembly on the other half and a mounting tab on an longitudinal edge opposite the interlocking assembly.

An integrated opposite hook cable clamp includes a clamping plate, a connecting plate, and at least two J-shaped clamps. Side bars of the J-shaped clamps are locking bars. Locking holes corresponding to the locking bars are provided on the clamping plate, and at least two of the locking holes are diagonally arranged on the clamping plate. The locking bars of the J-shaped clamps vertically pass through the locking holes on the clamping plate and are movably connected with the clamping plate by a locking mechanism. A back surface of the connecting plate is lap-jointed to the inner sides of hooks of each of the J-shaped clamps. A front surface of the connecting plate is opposite to a front surface of the clamping plate (22).