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publication_id: "OT-2026-000000263"
title: "Break-away coupler for aerial cable clamp and integrated cable cutter"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:02:40.632868Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000263"
categories:
  - "industrial-components-safety-infrastructure/electrical-infrastructure"
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  - "h02g7/18"
  - "f16b2200/63"
  - "f16g11/02"
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---

# Break-away coupler for aerial cable clamp and integrated cable cutter

## Abstract

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 overlapped portion of the main and secondary bodies and accepts a cable therein. A blade passes across the guide channel to sever the cable when the secondary body is detached from the main body. In operation, a cable clamp frictionally holds the cable. The cable clamp is connected to the breakaway coupler, which is in turn connected to a fixed structure, e.g., a pole. When an excess force is applied to the cable, the main and secondary bodies of the breakaway coupler separate and the blade cuts the cable in the guide channel.