Claims
- 1. An improved cover assembly that is readily attachable to an object disposed therein comprising:
- a tube having inner and outer surfaces, and a tube hole formed adjacent an end thereof;
- means for clamping the object, the clamping means disposed within the tube;
- means for actuating the clamping means extending through the tube hole; and
- coupled to clamping means and extending outwardly through the tube hole, means for releasably maintaining the clamping means against a portion of the tube defining the tube hole, thus to hold the clamping means in a preselected open, non-collapsible position to ensure that the assembly is readily attachable to the object.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the maintaining means releasably maintains the actuating means against the portion of the tube.
- 3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the maintaining means includes a ridge extending out of the tube hole and abutting the portion of the tube, the ridge having a slot formed in a side surface thereof for allowing the actuating means to engage the tube portion.
- 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the maintaining means further includes a platform disposed normal to the ridge and coupled thereto outside the tube, the platform cooperating with the clamping means to define a track for holding the portion of the tube in a position abutting the ridge.
- 5. The assembly of claim 4 further including a plurality of corresponding tube holes, clamping means and maintaining means.
- 6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the object is a guy wire.
- 7. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the platform and actuating means are formed of metal to provide metal-to-metal contact between the actuating means and the clamping means.
- 8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the clamping means includes first and second jaw members positionable to define a space for receiving an object, the first member including an aligner section extending toward the second member and the second member including a back surface, the aligner section being matable with the back surface, thus to maintain the jaw members in alignment defining such space.
- 9. In a clamp disposed within a guy marker having inner and outer surfaces, a hole, and a longitudinal slit formed therein, and a guy wire disposed inside the clamp, comprising:
- means for clamping the guy wire, the clamping means disposed within the guy marker;
- means for actuating the clamping means; and
- coupled to the clamping means and extending outwardly of the guy marker through the hole formed therein, means for releasably maintaining the clamping means against a portion of a guy marker defining the guy marker hole, thus to hold the clamping means in a preselected open, non-collapsible position to ensure that the assembly is readily attachable to the guy wire.
- 10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein the maintaining means releasably maintains the actuating means against the portion of the guy marker.
- 11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the maintaining means includes a ridge extending out of the guy marker hole and abutting the portion of the guy marker, the ridge having a slot formed in a side surface thereof for allowing the actuating means to engage the guy marker portion.
- 12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein the maintaining means further includes a platform disposed normal to the ridge and coupled thereto outside the guy marker, the platform cooperating with the clamping means to define a track for holding the portion of the guy marker in a position abutting the ridge.
- 13. In a clamp disposed within a guy marker having inner and outer surfaces and a longitudinal slit formed therein, and a guy wire disposed inside the clamp, the improvement comprising:
- a first jaw member having a generally arcuate base defining a first jaw and including outer and inner surfaces, and a ridge extending outwardly from the outer surface of the base through a hole formed in the guy marker, the ridge including a side surface abutting a portion of the guy marker defining the hole, and the ridge having a slot formed in the side surface thereof;
- the first jaw member also including a first bore extending therethrough and in communication with the slot in the ridge;
- a second jaw member movable independently of the first jaw member, and having a second threaded bore formed therein;
- a bolt disposed within the first bore and threadable into the second bore to tighten or loosen the clamp, the bolt having a portion of its thread extending through the slot in the ridge and engaging the portion of the guy marker, thus to maintain the bolt in a preselected position until it is desired to rotate the bolt to tighten or loosen the clamp.
- 14. The clamp of claim 13 wherein the first jaw member further includes a platform disposed adjacent the ridge outside of the guy marker to define a track for holding an adjacent portion of the guy marker in a position abutting the ridge.
- 15. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the platform and actuating means are formed of metal-to-metal contact between the actuating means and the clamping means.
- 16. A fastener for clamping a guy marker to a guy wire that has been fed therethrough, comprising:
- a clamp disposed within the guy marker and extending outwardly through an aperture formed in the guy marker, the clamp including retainer means for engaging and holding the guy marker adjacent the aperture; and
- an actuator for forcing the clamp around a portion of the guy wire to fix the guy marker relative to the guy wire.
- 17. The fastener of claim 16 wherein the retainer means includes a bearing surface disposed outside the guy marker for receiving and distributing the force applied to the clamp by the actuator.
- 18. A fastener for clamping a guy marker to guy wire that has been fed therethrough, comprising:
- a first clamping member disposed within the guy marker and partially extending outwardly through an aperture formed in it, the first clamping member having a planar expanse;
- a second clamping member also disposed within the guy marker, and also having a planar expanse engageable with the first members expanse when the two members are aligned for clamping; and
- an actuator for clamping the two members around a portion of the guy wire with the engaging expanse orienting the clamping members in alignment.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/434,725 filed Nov. 13, 1989, now abandoned.
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