ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,518, issued on April 21, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, N.C.).
"Break-away coupler for aerial cable clamp and integrated cable cutter" was invented by Scott L. Lowe (Conover, N.C.), Daniel J. Parke (Hickory, N.C.) and Robert A. Wessels Jr. (Hickory, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breakaway coupler includes a main body and a secondary body, removably attached to the main body. First and second attachment features are formed on the main and secondary bodies to permit attachment to first and second structures. A breakaway member connects the main and secondary bodies. A guide channel passes through an overl...