ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,668, issued on June 10, was assigned to Central Moloney Inc. (White Hall, Ark.).
"Universal cap for arrester brackets" was invented by Kevin Frye (Star City, Ark.) and Roger Owens (Pine Bluff, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal insulating cap for both standard-style and new-style arrester brackets is disclosed. The insulating cap has a slotted portion sized to receive a rib of an arrester bracket so that the cap may be affixed to the rib by sliding the cap over the rib. A cover portion of the cap extends forward from a slotted portion and is sized to at least partially cover a bolt or fastener that connects the arrester ...