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Title: Bird guard

Patent ·
OSTI ID:978684

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.

Research Organization:
US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
7,671,280
Application Number:
11/680,030
OSTI ID:
978684
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2007 Feb 28
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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