Insert apparatus for a retaining device
An insert apparatus for at least part of a retaining device includes a base member, one or more pliable retention members coupled to a first side of the base member, and one or more coupling members coupled to a second side of the base member. The retention members extend outwardly from the base member and are configured to facilitate engagement of an object irrespective of the object's geometry. The coupling member is coupled to a second side of the base member and configured for coupling to the retaining device part. In one alternative embodiment, an insert apparatus for a two-part retaining device may include a pair of insert elements that each includes a base member, one or more pliable retention members, and one or more coupling members, and at least one removable member connecting the two insert elements to facilitate fabrication of the insert apparatus as a single molded part.
1 . An insert apparatus for a Rogowski coil retaining device that includes a pair of cooperating members, the insert apparatus being insertable between the pair of cooperating members, the insert apparatus comprising:
a base member;
one or more pliable retention members coupled to a first side of the base member, the one or more retention members extending outwardly from the first side of the base member and being configured to facilitate engagement of a transformer bushing or a transformer spade terminal around which the Rogowski coil retaining device is positioned irrespective of a geometry of the transformer bushing or the transformer spade terminal; and
one or more coupling members coupled to a second side of the base member and configured for coupling to a cooperating member of the pair of cooperating members, wherein the one or more coupling members includes a spine member.
2 . The insert apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the spine member is sized and shaped to be insertable into an insert channel of a cooperating member of the pair of cooperating members.
3 . The insert apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first side of the base member is substantially arch-shaped and wherein the one or more retention members extend radially outward from the arch-shaped portion of the first side of the base member.
4 . The insert apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more retention members form a honeycomb shape, a plurality of trusses, a plurality of bent trusses, or a plurality of diamond-shaped trusses.
5 . The insert apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least the one or more retention members are formed from silicone or rubber.
6 . The insert apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base member is pliable.
7 . The insert apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more coupling members are pliable.
8 . An insert apparatus for a Rogowski coil retaining device that includes a pair of cooperating members, the insert apparatus being insertable between the pair of cooperating members, the insert apparatus comprising:
a base member;
one or more pliable retention members coupled to a first side of the base member, the one or more retention members extending outwardly from the first side of the base member and being configured to facilitate engagement of a transformer bushing or a transformer spade terminal around which the Rogowski coil retaining device is positioned irrespective of a geometry of the transformer bushing or the transformer spade terminal;
one or more coupling members coupled to a second side of the base member and configured for coupling to a cooperating member of the pair of cooperating members; and
one or more removable sections to accommodate transformer bushings or transformer spade terminals of larger or irregular geometries.
9 . An insert apparatus for a Rogowski coil retaining device that includes a pair of cooperating members, the insert apparatus being insertable between the pair of cooperating members, the insert apparatus comprising:
a base member;
one or more pliable retention members coupled to a first side of the base member, the one or more retention members extending outwardly from the first side of the base member and being configured to facilitate engagement of a transformer bushing or a transformer spade terminal around which the Rogowski coil retaining device is positioned irrespective of a geometry of the transformer bushing or the transformer spade terminal;
one or more coupling members coupled to a second side of the base member and configured for coupling to a cooperating member of the pair of cooperating members; and
an alignment member sized and shaped to mate with an alignment well of a cooperating member of the pair of cooperating members.
10 . An insert apparatus for at least part of a Rogowski coil retaining device, the insert apparatus comprising:
a base member;
one or more pliable retention members coupled to a first side of the base member, the one or more retention members extending outwardly from the base member and being configured to facilitate engagement of a transformer bushing or a transformer spade terminal around which the Rogowski coil retaining device is positioned irrespective of a geometry of the transformer bushing or the transformer spade terminal; and
a pliable spine member coupled to a second side of the base member, the spine member being sized and shaped to be insertable into an insert channel of the Rogowski coil retaining device part.
11 . The insert apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the base member is substantially arch-shaped and wherein the one or more retention members extend radially outward from the base member.
12 . The insert apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
one or more removable sections to accommodate transformer bushings or transformer spade terminals of larger or irregular geometries.
13 . The insert apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
an alignment member sized and shaped to mate with an alignment well of the Rogowski coil retaining device part.
14 . The insert apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the base member, the one or more retention members, and the spine member are non-conductive.
15 . The insert apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the base member, the one or more retention members, and the spine member are injection molded from silicone or rubber.
16 . The insert apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the base member is pliable.