Joint-Use Bracket for Utility Pole Cable Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for mounting multiple communication lines on utility poles are inefficient, leading to structural degradation and interference between lines due to excessive drilling and the use of multiple attachment devices, which can cause safety hazards and visual clutter.
Innovation Solution
A joint-use bracket (JUB) with a curved plate, contiguously formed hooks, and bolts or straps for secure attachment to the pole, allowing multiple communication lines to be installed collectively, reducing the need for multiple attachment points and minimizing pole damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate attachment devices are used to install multiple communication lines, then each line can be securely mounted, but the pole structure degrades due to excessive drilling and multiple attachment points
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate attachment devices into a single integrated bracket structure that can securely mount multiple communication lines simultaneously. This unified bracket reduces the number of drilling operations and attachment points on the pole, thereby maintaining pole structural integrity while achieving reliable mounting of multiple lines.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed as a multi-functional attachment device that can accommodate and secure multiple different communication lines (copper cables, fiber optic cables, coaxial cables) within a single structure, eliminating the need for separate attachment devices for each line type.
2Reliability
If multiple separate attachment devices are installed on the pole, then each communication line can be individually secured, but interference between lines occurs due to crowded installation
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates multiple separately formed hooks within a single integrated structure, allowing each communication line to be individually secured on its own hook while maintaining proper spacing and organization. This segmented approach within a unified structure prevents line interference while ensuring individual line security.
3Ease of operation
If conventional attachment methods are used for each communication line, then installation can be performed, but labor and time are excessive due to repeated mounting operations
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated bracket allows installers to mount multiple communication lines through a single attachment operation rather than repeating the mounting process for each line separately. This significantly reduces installation time and labor while maintaining ease of operation through the bracket's multiple pre-formed hooks and attachment points.
4Reliability
If multiple holes are drilled in the pole for each attachment device, then hardware can be securely fastened, but structural weakness and visual clutter increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket consolidates multiple fastening points into a single integrated structure that requires fewer holes in the pole. By combining multiple attachment functions into one piece of hardware, the pole undergoes fewer drilling operations, preserving its structural strength and reducing visual clutter from excessive holes and hardware pieces.
Data Source
AI summary
A joint-use bracket (JUB) for installing multiple communication lines in a joint-use section on a utility pole is disclosed. The JUB includes a curved plate having a generally rectangular shape elongated in a longitudinal direction and curved along a lateral direction. The curved plate is formed to have one or more attachment holes, one or more slots, and multiple threaded receiving holes. The JUB also has multiple hooks formed contiguous to the front surface of the curved plate, each hook having a threaded through hole, wherein multiple bolts are associated with the multiple hooks, respectively. Each hook is configured to hold a wire or a cable through a D-shaped opening that is formed by the hook and the bolt when the bolt is screwed in through the threaded through hole to have the end portion engaged with the threaded receiving hole.