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App. No. 18/757,353

Gear Base

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Patent No.
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App. No.
18/757,353
Abstract

A gear base mounts to a cross arm or electrical pole and allows for pivotal adjustment of a hot arm positioned within a connector of the base. The hot arm is a nonconductive pole having a head for engaging an electrical conductor. The gear base has a worm gear assembly that allows for actuated pivoting adjustment of the hot arm to the base of the gear base. The gear base and hot arm assembly allows for positioning an energized conductor away from the power pole or hot arm, and allows for tool controlled adjustment of the position of the conductor relative to pole or cross arm.

Claims (11)

1 . A hot arm and base assembly for mounting the hot arm to an electrical pole or cross arm of the electrical pole, wherein said assembly comprising:

a base configured for mounting on a utility electrical pole or crossarm;

a hot arm comprising a nonconductive shaft and a head configured for manipulation of a conductor line of a power distribution system; and

a worm drive assembly comprising a ratchet wheel and a worm configured to drive rotation of said ratchet wheel, wherein said worm is connected to said base, wherein said hot arm is connected to said ratchet wheel such that rotation of said ratchet wheel causes pivotal rotation of said hot arm relative to said base.

2 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 1 further comprising a connector, wherein said hot arm is connected to said connector, wherein said connector connects said hot arm to said ratchet wheel.

3 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 1 , wherein said nonconductive material is fiberglass.

4 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 1 , wherein said worm comprises a shaft having at least one end tab configured for a user to grasp to rotate said worm.

5 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 2 wherein said conductor comprises a socket configured to receive a first end of said shaft of said hot arm.

6 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 1 further comprising a rotational locking pin configured to lock rotation of said worm gear assembly.

7 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 2 further comprising a hot arm locking pin configured to secure said hot arm in said connector.

8 . The hot arm and base assembly of claim 5 wherein said socket comprises a cylindrical sleeve, wherein said shaft of said hot arm comprises a cylinder positioned within said cylindrical sleeve.