Bird guard
Abstract
The bird guard provides a device to protect electrical insulators comprising a central shaft; a clamp attached to an end of the shaft to secure the device to a transmission tower; a top and bottom cover to shield transmission tower insulators; and bearings to allow the guard to rotate in order to frighten birds away from the insulators.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 978684
- Patent Number(s):
- 7671280
- Application Number:
- 11/680,030
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2007 Feb 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Fairchild, Dana M. Bird guard. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Fairchild, Dana M. Bird guard. United States.
Fairchild, Dana M. Tue .
"Bird guard". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/978684.
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author = {Fairchild, Dana M.},
abstractNote = {The bird guard provides a device to protect electrical insulators comprising a central shaft; a clamp attached to an end of the shaft to secure the device to a transmission tower; a top and bottom cover to shield transmission tower insulators; and bearings to allow the guard to rotate in order to frighten birds away from the insulators.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2010},
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