noun
General Slang
Chicago grip
· noun · construction
A jaw-style clamp for pulling wire and cable under heavy tension.
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Definitions
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A scissor-jaw cable grip — the harder you pull, the tighter the jaws clamp on the conductor. Linemen hook one to a come-along to tension overhead lines without crushing or kinking the wire. Standard gear on any utility crew.
“Clip a Chicago grip on the messenger and we'll tension it from the next pole.”
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Chicago grip In A Sentence
Clip a Chicago grip on the messenger and we'll tension it from the next pole.
Origin & Usage
Named after Chicago manufacturers (notably Klein and others) that popularized the design for utility line work.
Variants
Chicago
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