US 6,981,546 B2 | ||
Electrical transmission line diametrical retention mechanism | ||
David R. Hall, Provo, Utah (US); H. Tracy Hall, Jr., Provo, Utah (US); David Pixton, Lehi, Utah (US); Scott Dahlgren, Provo, Utah (US); Cameron Sneddon, Provo, Utah (US); Michael Briscoe, Lehi, Utah (US); and Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, Utah (US) | ||
Assigned to IntelliServ, Inc., Provo, Utah (US) | ||
Filed on Jun. 09, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/456,104. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0244964 A1, Dec. 09, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. H01R 4/64 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 166—65.1 | 22 Claims |
1. An electrical transmission line retention mechanism in a pipe component having ends, comprising:
a first slot formed in the pipe component intermediate its ends and exposed at an internal diameter of the pipe component;
a second slot, wider than the first slot, formed in the pipe component and aligned with and overlapping the first slot; and
the second slot also exposed at the internal diameter and terminating at one of the ends of the pipe component;
wherein the first and second slots also adapted to affix an electrical transmission line along the internal diameter of the
pipe component.
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