Assemblies for mounting mouldings on utility poles

Claim 1

IN A MOULDING AND STRAP ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING AND PORTECTING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR OR THE LIKE ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF A SUPPORTING MEMBER SUCH AS A UTILITY POLE OF GENERALLY CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION, A LONGITUDINALLY GROOVED MOULDING MEMBER HAVING A GENERALLY CONVEX OUTER SURFACE OF A PREDETERMINED RADIUS AND A PAIR OF SUPPORT ABUTTING SURFACES CONNECTING THE OUTER SURFACE AND GROOVE, A STRAP MEMBER FORMED OF BENDABLE SHEET METAL, SAID STRAP MEMBER INCLUDING A CURVED BENDABLE CENTRAL HOLDING PORTION HAVING A PREDETERMINED NORMAL RADIUS OF CURVATURE GREATER THAN THAT OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID MOULDING MEMBER, AN ATTACHMENT FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM EACH END OF THE HOLDING PORTION WITH A PREDETERMINED OBTUSE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOLDING PORTION, AND EACH OF SAID ATTACHMENT FLANGES BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING FOR RECEIVING A FASTENING MEANS THERETHROUGH, THE NORMAL RADIUS OF CURVATURE AND ARCUATE LENGTH OF SAID HOLDING PORTION AND THE ANGULARITY OF THE ATTACHEMENT FLANGES BEING SUCH RELATIVE TO THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE AND ARCUATE EXTENT OF SAID OUTER SURFACCE OF THE MOULDING MEMBER THAT, WHEN THE MOULDING AND STRAP ASSEMBLY ARE MOUNTED ON A SUPPORTING MEMBER BY FASTENING MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS, THE BENDABLE HOLDING PORTION IS DRAWN TIGHTLY AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE MOULDING MEMBER WITH THE ATTACHMENT FLANGES EXTENDING GENERALLY TANGENTAIL TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE SUPPORTING MEMBER, THEREBY FIRMLY TO CLAMP THE MOULDING MEMBER ON THE SUPPORT WITH SAID ABUTTING SURFACE IN TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE.