A wire clamp is provided, having a body through which an aperture extends. An opening extending along a side of the body intersects with the aperture along its length. The wire clamp also includes a securing device configured to extend into the aperture.

A clamp assembly includes a body member having a cable groove formed therein to receive a cable. A keeper is connected to the body member and has a lower surface adapted to engage the cable received in the cable groove. A biasing member is disposed between the keeper and the body member.

A cable splice includes a casing having a central portion and a first end including a first aperture. The casing defines an interior cavity. A guide assembly extends through the first opening into the interior cavity. A first clamp member is positioned in the interior cavity and moveable between a loading position and a terminated position. A first biasing member biases the first clamp member toward the terminated position. A carrier is positioned in the interior cavity between the first biasing member and the central region. A second clamp member is positioned in the carrier and moveable with respect to the carrier.

Hardware components for the termination and/or splicing of overhead electrical cables that have optical fibers associated with the cable. The hardware components enable access to the optical fibers for connecting to interrogation devices or for connecting to telecommunications equipment. The hardware components also enable the optical fibers to pass through terminations and splices without damaging the optical fibers.

A dead end structure for supporting a cable having a core portion includes a first support portion extending between a first end and a second end. A second support portion is attached to the first end of the first support portion. A third support portion is attached to the second end of the first support portion. A first helical winding and a second helical winding engage one another such that a first axial opening and a second axial opening are axially aligned to define an axial support opening into which the core portion of the cable is received. The second support portion and the third support portion apply a radial compressive force to the core portion. A sleeve defines an axial opening. The second support portion and the third support portion are received within the axial opening of the sleeve.

A helical jumper connector includes a helical support member configured to support a wire. The helical support member includes a first leg having a first helical winding and a second leg having a second helical winding that defines a second axial opening. The first axial opening and the second axial opening are coaxial with the wire when the first helical winding and the second helical winding are wrapped around the wire and cooperatively engage with one another to support the wire. A jumper casting is configured to receive the helical support member. The helical support member and the jumper casting are electrically conductive such that the helical jumper connector forms an electrically conductive pathway to carry electrical current from the wire. A method of making a helical jumper connector assembly includes applying a compression force to a helical jumper connector comprising a helical support member received in a jumper casting.

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

A dead end structure for supporting a cable having a core portion includes a first support portion extending between a first end and a second end. A second support portion is attached to the first end of the first support portion. A third support portion is attached to the second end of the first support portion. A first helical winding and a second helical winding engage one another such that a first axial opening and a second axial opening are axially aligned to define an axial support opening into which the core portion of the cable is received. The second support portion and the third support portion apply a radial compressive force to the core portion. A sleeve defines an axial opening. The second support portion and the third support portion are received within the axial opening of the sleeve.

A helical jumper connector includes a helical support member configured to support a wire. The helical support member includes a first leg having a first helical winding and a second leg having a second helical winding that defines a second axial opening. The first axial opening and the second axial opening are coaxial with the wire when the first helical winding and the second helical winding are wrapped around the wire and cooperatively engage with one another to support the wire. A jumper casting is configured to receive the helical support member. The helical support member and the jumper casting are electrically conductive such that the helical jumper connector forms an electrically conductive pathway to carry electrical current from the wire. A method of making a helical jumper connector assembly includes applying a compression force to a helical jumper connector comprising a helical support member received in a jumper casting.

An assembly component of a compression joint member that connects a power-transmission line to a connection target, includes a core portion compression member including a housing hole that houses an end portion of the core portion, and a compression portion that is compressed for compressing and connecting the end portion of the core portion housed in the housing hole; and a conductive portion compression member that houses an end portion of the conductive portion and the core portion compression member, and is to be compressed with the end portion of the conductive portion and the core portion compression member, wherein the compression portion includes an inclined portion provided at an opening side of the housing hole and whose outer diameter becomes smaller toward the opening side of the housing hole.