US 11,754,798 B2
Impact absorbing breakaway drop clamp system
Jeremy Fiset, Needham, MA (US); Marc J. Durocher, Jr., Auburn, MA (US); Erik Sheehan, Sparta, NJ (US); Michael D. Hanson, Cumming, GA (US); and Richard A. Warter, Auburn, NY (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,864.
Prior Publication US 2022/0308302 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); F16L 3/13 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4471 (2013.01) [F16L 3/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a device interposed between a cable and a building, the device comprising:
a first portion comprising a first hook;
a second portion comprising a second hook; and
a frangible segment having a break threshold, the frangible segment retaining the first and second portions together below the break threshold and releasing the first portion comprising the first hook from the second portion comprising the second hook upon the break threshold being reached; and
a mounting clip for attaching the cable to the building at a location subsequent to an initial point of securement of the cable to the building with the device, wherein the mounting clip includes a first finger and a second finger, wherein the first finger is spaced apart from the second finger so as to provide a gap space for receiving the cable.