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Abstract

A tap clamp handwheel drive installs to an existing tap clamp bolt head. In one embodiment, the tap clamp handwheel drive installs to a bolt head. In another, the tap clamp handwheel drive installs to a hot stick loop. In another embodiment, the tap clamp bolt is forged or manufactured with a handwheel drive installed thereto. The tap clamp handwheel drive increases the outer diameter of the tap clamp bolt head enabling increased prehensility for line men operating in glove mode. Additionally, insulating, non-conductive materials may render the tap clamp lighter and provide additional insulating, non-conductive materials between the lineman and the conductor with which the tap clamp is applied.

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First Claim