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Document | Title | Date |
20080246010 | Apparatus And Method For Enhancing The Reconductoring Of Overhead Electric Power Lines - Equipment and associated methods for replacing existing overhead transmission line conductors with new ones while the transmission line remains in service and carrying power. The old conductor is used to pull the new conductor through a series of sheaves installed at the bottom of the insulator at each tower. Conventional tension-stringing equipment is used but it is elevated to line potential that is achieved by use of an insulating platform or insulating jacks. Current transfer between stationary and moving conductors is achieved by a current transfer device that may consist of transmission line contacting wheels and liquid metal contactors. Sag control in various conductor spans is enhanced by a stringing block with controllable friction. Equipment is also introduced which will prevent release of the conductor by the pulling device should it break while engaged by that device. | 10-09-2008 |
20080296543 | WIRE DEFLECTION GUIDE - A wire deflection guide includes a curved surface that deflects a wire out of an electrical box. The guide is held in place within an electrical box by a suitable means such as a channel or protrusion at one end of the guide that rests against a bottom lip of the electrical box. An opposite end of the guide rests against a back wall of the electrical box. The guide allows wire to be pushed through conduit and out of the electrical box without an operator being proximate the box. | 12-04-2008 |
20090014697 | ALIGNMENT AND LOCATING TOOL - A tool has a cylinder with a pair of magnets, diametrically spaced apart upon the sides of the cylinder and of opposite polarity. In cooperation with a compass, the magnets identify the tool thus indicating its location when concealed prior to pulling wire through a house or other structure. The tool also spaces a bit extension tool away from interior faces of adjacent drywall panels. A setscrew secures the cylinder upon the shank of a bit extension for rotation of the tool. The magnets are integrated into the cylinder of the tool to survive ordinary handling, drilling through wooden structures, and rotation. The tool emanates a magnetic field from within a concealed location that deflects a compass for revealing the location of the tool. | 01-15-2009 |
20090039325 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STRINGING AERIAL CABLES USING AIRCRAFT - Apparatus and method for stringing aerial cables through tower structures using aircraft without requirement that a person be present on the tower while the aircraft is performing the stringing operation are described. An elongated needle-like threading member to which a sock line is attached and having spaced-apart projections emanating therefrom at different directions around the threading member, is directed by the aircraft pilot through a block having a pulley suspended an insulator of other tower structure, the projections in cooperation with a frame member attached to the block and facing toward the incoming threading member, preventing threading member from being pulled rearwardly under tension from the sock line. A grappling hook or other holding device adapted for holding and releasing the threading member and attached to an aircraft haul line, permits the threading member to be hauled forward through the block once the aircraft flies to the other side of the tower and reattaches the holding device to the threading member. | 02-12-2009 |
20090057628 | System for the simultaneous introduction of two items into a conduit | 03-05-2009 |
20090065750 | NON-SLIP OVERLASH JIG - A non-slip overlash jig for pulling cable along a support line via a towrope such that when the towrope is slack, the overlash jig does not retreat along the support line thereby slacking the cable. The non-slip overlash jig includes a housing having a roller and a clamping mechanism for engaging the cable. The roller is rotatably mounted to the housing and includes a one-way roller bearing that prevents sliding of the non-slip overlash jig when there is slack in the towrope. | 03-12-2009 |
20090166597 | FIBER DROP INSTALLATION DEVICE - An optical fiber installation device may include a housing having a drop receiving channel extending therethrough. A drive wheel may be rotatably positioned in the housing and configured to rotatably engage a fiber optic drop provided in the drop receiving channel. The housing may include an air pathway for applying a first flow of pressurized air from an air source to the drive wheel. The first flow of pressurized air may cause the drive wheel to rotate and propel the fiber optic drop through the drop receiving channel. | 07-02-2009 |
20090302286 | Pull string installation device for electrical system raceways - The pull string installation device can be described as a torsion spring having a pair of tangential legs, with each leg having a formed protrusion for engaging a fish tape eyelet, and one leg having a looped end adapted for the receiving and securing of a pull string. When used in conjunction with a fish tape, the pull string installation device receives, secures, and installs a pull string into an electrical system raceway, to aid in the future installation of conductors or cables. | 12-10-2009 |
20100025644 | WIRE BUNDLE PULL TOOL - A pull tool for handling an elongate article comprises a panel having opposing panel sides and opposing panel ends and a fastening mechanism extending along at least a portion of the panel sides. The fastening mechanism is configured to join the panel sides to form the panel in a sleeve configuration for encasing the elongate article therewithin. The panel of the pull tool has inner and outer surfaces with the outer surface having a substantially low coefficient of friction. | 02-04-2010 |
20100051886 | Pulling Grip Assembly for a Fiber Optic Assembly - Pulling grip housing assemblies for a fiber optic assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, the pulling grip assembly is comprised of a pulling grip housing for receiving part of a fiber optic assembly. A pulling grip sleeve is also provided. The pulling grip sleeve has at least one sleeve locking feature suitable for cooperating with a housing locking feature of the pulling grip housing to secure the pulling grip housing to the pulling grip sleeve. In this manner, the pulling grip housing can easily be secured to the pulling grip sleeve and removed when pulling of a fiber optic assembly is completed. The pulling grip housing and pulling grip sleeve can also be reused for pulling other fiber optic assemblies. | 03-04-2010 |
20100065797 | PROTECTIVE TUBE, AUXILLIARY TOOL, SET COMPRISING AN AUXILIARY TOOL, A PIECE OF PROTECTIVE TUBE, AND A CLOSING ELEMENT , AND ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A PROTECTIVE TUBE SUPPLY AND AN AUXILIARY TOOL - The invention relates to a protective tube which is slit in the longitudinal direction and is provided with a closing element that maintains the longitudinal edges along the slit on a plane relative to one another. Said protective tube is characterized in that the closing element is a separate profiled piece, of which the cross-section has such a shape that a central web of said profiled piece is inserted between the longitudinal edges of the tube, the top face of the tube is covered by the profiled piece along the longitudinal edges, and the internal faces of the tube are supported by the profiled piece. The invention further relates to an auxiliary tool for closing such a protective tube by means of a closing element, a set comprising an auxiliary tool, a piece of protective tube, and a closing element, as well as an arrangement comprising a protective tube supply and such an auxiliary tool. | 03-18-2010 |
20100065798 | WIRE PULLING APPARATUS - A wire pulling device for pulling wire through conduit, utilizing the rotational force of an electrical drill motor or other rotational power source. The device has a handle into which a shaft is inserted and mounted within the handle on bearings. The shaft has a removable sleeve, and an end piece that attaches to the end of the shaft opposite the handle. The end piece holds the removable sleeve in place. An electrical drill motor may be attached to the end opposite the handle to rotate the shaft and sleeve, thereby winding up wire or rope to pull conductors through conduit. A ratchet mechanism may be incorporated into the handle to prevent rollback of wound line. | 03-18-2010 |
20100072440 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRAWING A CABLE THROUGH AN OPENING | 03-25-2010 |
20100072441 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A DRAW WIRE OR ELEMENT INTO TUBES - The invention relates to an apparatus for introducing a draw wire ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100078609 | LINE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A line retrieval system comprises a retrieval device having a radially magnetized magnet adapted to be magnetically coupled to an object disposed on an opposite side of a structure for drawing the object in a desired direction relative to the structure. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078610 | LINE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A line retrieval system comprises a retrieval device having a radially magnetized magnet adapted to be magnetically coupled to an object disposed on an opposite side of a structure for drawing the object in a desired direction relative to the structure. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078611 | LINE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A line retrieval system comprises a retrieval device having a radially magnetized magnet adapted to be magnetically coupled to an object disposed on an opposite side of a structure for drawing the object in a desired direction relative to the structure. | 04-01-2010 |
20100084620 | LAYING NETWORK CABLES IN SEWERS - One form of sewer comprises a pipe having a bottom section | 04-08-2010 |
20100084621 | Wire Guiding Device - A wire guiding device for use with an electrical fitting such as an “LB” fitting is provided. The wire pulling device comprises a frame and two rollers mounted on axles. A first roller allows a wire to be pulled around the angle of the fitting and may be of sufficient diameter to prevent damage to the wire, while a second roller may prevent the wire from contacting the damaging edges of the fitting. The rollers are mounted within a frame which is adaptable to the access port of an LB fitting. Holes may be located in the frame such that fasteners engage the pre-existing threaded holes located in a standard LB fitting. | 04-08-2010 |
20100084622 | LINE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A line retrieval system comprises a retrieval device having a radially magnetized magnet adapted to be magnetically coupled to an object disposed on an opposite side of a structure for drawing the object in a desired direction relative to the structure. | 04-08-2010 |
20100148138 | CABLE INSTALLATION DETECTION - A method for use in connection with installing a cable into a conduit having a first conduit end and a second conduit end, comprising the steps of—providing the cable with a metallic attribute,—providing within or proximate to the conduit, sensing means for sensing the metallic attribute,—introducing the cable into the first conduit end and driving it towards the second conduit end and—detecting that the sensing means has sensed the metallic attribute by sensing a change in inductance levels of the sensing means. | 06-17-2010 |
20100176357 | Cable Pulling Cap, Method of Manufacture, and Method of Use - A cable pulling cap can include: (a) a lower portion with a top and a bottom, the lower portion comprising one or more lower sidewalls, the one or more lower sidewalls define an lower cavity; (b) an upper portion with a top and a bottom, the upper portion including one or more upper sidewalls, the one or more upper sidewalls define an upper cavity, the top of the upper portion having an access channel, the bottom of the upper portion further configured to mechanically couple to the top of the lower portion; (c) a bearing sized to a diameter less than a width of the access channel of the upper portion and located in the upper cavity; and (d) a pulling stem having a first end and a second end, the first end of the pulling stem configured to mechanically coupled to a portion of the bearing. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application. | 07-15-2010 |
20100258771 | WIRE PULL ASSEMBLY - A wire pull assembly including a quick-change assembly and a wire pull attachment. The wire pull attachment includes an insert, a basket adapted to receive and secure an article therein, and a swivel assembly interconnecting the insert and basket such that the swivel assembly allows the basket to move freely relative to the insert. | 10-14-2010 |
20100283018 | TENSION TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A tension transmitting device can be easily attached to and detached from a drop cable in a simple manner and can efficiently transmit tension when attached. The tension transmitting device includes: a covering body that is place over a target drop cable from a side thereof; and a tension transmission belt having a first end secured on a first end side of the covering body and a second end used as a free end, the tension transmission belt directly or indirectly receiving the tension during stringing or wiring operation on a free end side thereof. The free end side of the tension transmission belt extends from a secured portion thereof secured to the covering body so as to run on a covering surface side of the covering body and is wound around the drop cable, the drop cable being covered with the covering body on the covering surface side thereof. The covering body includes a slit provided on a second end side thereof, and the slit has a side receiving opening through which the tension transmission belt is received in a width direction. The slit | 11-11-2010 |
20100288986 | SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICE FOR MACHINES FOR LAYING CABLES, SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE CONDUCTORS, OPTICAL FIBRES, ROPES OR SUCHLIKE, AND CABLE LAYING PLANT ADOPTING SAID DEVICE - Synchronization device, plant and machines for laying cables such as electric conductors, optical fibres, ropes or suchlike. The machines are distinct and independent with respect to each other and each comprises unwinding members consisting of at least a pair of capstans to unwind the cables, and corresponding traction/collection members consisting of at least a pair of capstans to wind the cables fed from the relative unwinding members. The synchronization device comprises automatic adjustment members that adjust the speed of rotation of the capstans of at least two unwinding means of the laying machines, so as to maintain the winding/unwinding speed of the cables stretched by each machine substantially equal. | 11-18-2010 |
20100327242 | Powered Cable Puller - An apparatus for pulling a cable through a conduit includes a frame that has a base. The apparatus further includes a boom that has at least one roller configured to guide a rope connected to the cable along the boom. The boom also includes a main boom pivotally connected to the base and an upper boom pivotally connected to the main boom. A drive unit connects to the boom and includes a rotatable spool configured to pull the rope along the boom. The apparatus further includes a lift pivotally connected to the frame and the boom. The lift is operable to move the boom relative to the frame. | 12-30-2010 |
20110001100 | Tool and method for installing new cable - A new cable installation tool for installing a new cable between two points where the existing support line is installed includes: a plurality of S-shaped guides; a connection rope that connects the plurality of S-shaped guides; and a towrope that is bound to the end of the connection rope. A method for installing a new cable between two points where the existing support line is installed using the new cable installation tool includes: (1) hooking upper curved portions of a plurality of S-shaped guides to the existing support line; (2) binding one end of a connection rope to one electric pole or a portion of the existing support line in the vicinity of one electric pole; (3) hooking a new cable on lower curved portions of the plurality of S-shaped guides; (4) binding a terminal of the new cable to the other end of the connection rope; (5) drawing a towrope bound to the other end of the connection rope to another electric pole; (6) fixing the new cable to two target electric poles; and (7) collecting the new cable installation tool. | 01-06-2011 |
20110006274 | Lubricating Systems, Lubricant Atomizing Devices and Methods of Using the Same - A portable hand-held lubricant atomizing device includes an inlet for receiving pressurized gas from a pressurized gas source. A flow control mechanism is associated with the inlet for controlling delivery of the pressurized gas. A lubricant tank includes a wire pulling lubricant. An atomizing chamber is provided in where a lubricant spray is produced using the wire pulling lubricant and pressurized gas. An outlet downstream of the atomizing chamber is sized to deliver the lubricant spray to an inner surface of an outer conduit. | 01-13-2011 |
20110012076 | Universal cable puller - The universal cable puller is a flexible elongate member having a handgrip on one end and an adapter fitting on the other end. The adapter fitting is preferably threaded and accepts a correspondingly threaded adapter. A kit of adapters may be provided. Each adapter has a different head that accepts a corresponding cable connector. | 01-20-2011 |
20110042630 | METHOD OF PULLING STRANDS OF A CABLE INTO A CONDUIT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - The invention provides a method for pulling strands or sub-groups of strands of a multi-strand cable into a conduit ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110057157 | CABLE PULLING MACHINE - An embodiment of a handheld portable cable puller for pulling cable through a raceway includes a housing, a spool fixedly interfaced to the housing. and a length of pulling cable disposed on the spool for being played out from the spool and rewound on the spool. The handheld portable cable puller further includes a motive device for driving the spool to rewind the pulling cable on the spool, and an interface for abutting proximate to an end of the raceway to substantially absorb resistive forces from the pulling cable during rewinding. | 03-10-2011 |
20110073818 | PULLING TORPEDO HAVING A MATING FEATURE THEREON THAT MATES WITH A MATING FEATURE FORMED ON A CABLE BOOT - A torpedo is provided for use in pulling an optical communications device through ducts, vents, pipes, and the like. The torpedo has at least one mating feature formed thereon that mates with at least one mating feature formed on a boot of an optical fiber cable when the torpedo is attached to the boot. The mating feature formed on the torpedo is typically a key and the mating feature formed on the boot is typically a keyway having a shape that is complementary to the shape of the key. The mating of the key and keyway eliminate the need to use a clamping force to ensure that the grip between the torpedo and the cable will not be lost or compromised when the torpedo is being pulled. The boot of the optical fiber cable may be a standard boot of a standard optical fiber cable, and therefore does not need to be a specialized boot designed specifically for the purpose of attaching to a torpedo. The boot of the optical fiber cable is attached in the normal manner to the strain relief device of the optical fiber cable. Consequently, pulling forces that are exerted by the torpedo on the boot are translated through the boot into the strain relief device of the cable, thereby preventing forces from being exerted on the cable that could possibly damage it. | 03-31-2011 |
20110101291 | Wire Installation Tool For Heating Wire Support Meshing - A tool for installing a heating wire in a floor substrate of the type having receiving means opened toward a surface thereof to receive a heating wire comprises a support with a handle portion to be manually handled by a user. A contact surface is related to the support, the contact surface adapted to contact the floor or floor substrate during displacement of the tool along the floor substrate. An interface is between the handle portion and a heating wire. The interface is adapted to contact the heating wire such that a given pressure applied on the handle portion by the user during the displacement of the tool along the floor substrate is converted by the interface into local engagement of the heating wire in at least one of the receiving means. A method for installing the heating wire using the tool is also provided. | 05-05-2011 |
20110127475 | Cable Guide With Automatic Cable Release - A system, method and apparatus for guiding and installing cables in a building provides automatic and controlled release of cables that are temporarily retained by the cabling apparatuses to allow the once retained and now bundled cables to be permanently mounted in the building. The cabling apparatus has a frame supporting four elongated rollers so as to define a rectangular cable retention area bounded by the four elongated rollers. The cable retention area allows for the accumulation and retention of a number of cables fed through the cable retention area. A lower elongated roller of the four elongated rollers is pivotally connected to the frame such that pivoting of the lower elongated roller releases the accumulated cables. A remote controlled actuation system is connected to the pivoting lower elongated roller to provide automatic pivot control thereof. The system of a plurality of cabling apparatuses allows the stringing and temporary holding of one or more cables during a cabling installation and the simultaneous or individual release of the accumulated cables from the cabling apparatuses. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127476 | Cable Guide With Automatic Cable Release and Method of Use - A system, method and apparatus for guiding and installing cables in a building provides automated release of cables that are temporarily retained by the cabling apparatuses to allow the once retained and now bundled cables to be permanently mounted in the building. The cabling apparatus has a frame supporting four elongated rollers so as to define a rectangular cable retention area bounded by the four elongated rollers. The cable retention area allows for the accumulation and retention of a number of cables fed through the cable retention area. A lower elongated roller of the four elongated rollers is pivotally connected to the frame such that pivoting of the lower elongated roller releases the accumulated cables. A remote controlled actuation system is connected to the pivoting lower elongated roller to provide automated pivot control thereof. A closed-looped pulley system may used in conjunction with the cabling devices to pull the cables through the cabling devices. The system of a plurality of cabling apparatuses allows the stringing and temporary holding of one or more cables during a cabling installation and the simultaneous or individual release of the accumulated cables from the cabling apparatuses. | 06-02-2011 |
20110133141 | Pulling Eye With Integrated Lug For Electrically Coupling Conductor To Terminating Equipment - Pulling eyes are provided with an integrated lug for electrically coupling conductors or cables to terminating equipment. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage a bare metal portion of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the bare metal portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions are assembled to pulling ropes or cables for installing the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may further include integrated lugs electrically attached or coupled to the body portions and configured to electrically couple the conductor to terminating equipment. | 06-09-2011 |
20110133142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING FISH TAPE - A device for dispensing fish tape includes a pair of outside walls and outer and inner annular walls depending generally perpendicularly from the edges of the outside walls. Intermediate pinch ring walls depend generally perpendicularly from the outside walls and are positioned between the inner and outer walls. A plurality of spaced apart protuberances are provided on the intermediate walls and engage undulations on a hoop of a winding belt mounted within the device. A fish tape is mounted within the device and engages with the winding hoop. Each outside wall has a flat section extending from the outer edge thereof toward the inner edge thereof, and a raised section extending from the flat section to the inner edge. | 06-09-2011 |
20110168959 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING OF CABLE ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110186794 | Wire Installation Tool - A wire installation tool having a handle with a first opening for receiving a wire attached to a tube having a second opening for evacuating the wire. In one embodiment, the handle has a lip with external radius larger than that of the tube allowing the tube to be inserted in the drill hole of a structure with the handle engaging the structure. This configuration allows a technician to easily feed cabling through the drill hole in the inner wall of an existing structure. The tool is particularly useful for safely feeding wiring through a drill created through the first and second wallboards of an inside wall. | 08-04-2011 |
20110233492 | COMMUNICATION INSTALLATION SUPPORT TOOL FOR TUNNELS AND SUBWAYS - Apparatus for installing communication and power cables in tunnels includes a base member adapted for longitudinal transport through a tunnel on a railroad flatbed that rotatably supports a cable supply reel. A cable guide arm is connected at one end with the base member for pivotal displacement about a horizontal pivot axis parallel with the base member longitudinal axis, and a cable guide pulley is connected with the other end of the guide arm for guiding a cable supplied by the reel to a desired point of installation on the tunnel wall. A length-adjusting arrangement adjusts the length of the guide arm to correspond with the width of the tunnel, and an angle-adjusting arrangement adjusts the angle of the guide arm relative to the horizontal surface of the base member. The base member is mounted on a sled for lateral displacement transversely of the flatbed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110272651 | LIGHTED BULLNOSE TIP FOR FLEXIBLE RODS - A lighted tip for a flexible rod includes a tip body having proximal and distal ends, a mechanical connector at the proximal end, a rounded lens connected to the distal end, and a light source that emits light through the rounded lens. The lighted tip defines a transverse through hole to enable connection of a wire to the lighted tip. | 11-10-2011 |
20110309314 | LAYING NETWORK CABLES IN SEWERS - A cable guide includes an upper face and a lower face. The lower face has a generally convex form so as to lie in contact with the flow channel when fitted in the flow channel. The upper face has a generally concave form and is shaped to minimize disturbance of the flow when fitted in the flow channel. A passage is defined between the lower face and the flow channel having an entrance opening at a first end of the cable guide and exit openings on the sides of the cable guide towards a second end. By utilizing a cable guide, disruption to the flow within the channel by the entrance or exit of the cable is minimized. | 12-22-2011 |
20120007030 | Tool and Method for Installing Cable into Molding - A tool and a method for installing one or more cables into a molding is disclosed. The tool includes a laying chute on a first end of the tool having an open passage along its length for inserting one or more cables into the laying chute. The tool also includes one or more closing devices that are rotatably attached to the laying chute to allow insertion of the one or more cables into the laying chute. The cable is inserted into the laying chute and secured using the closing devices. Thereafter, the tool is moved along the length of the molding for inserting the cable therein. | 01-12-2012 |
20120012799 | WIRE PULLER | 01-19-2012 |
20120061633 | CABLE PULLING MACHINE - An embodiment of a handheld portable cable puller for pulling cable through a raceway includes a housing, a spool fixedly interfaced to the housing. and a length of pulling cable disposed on the spool for being played out from the spool and rewound on the spool. The handheld portable cable puller further includes a motive device for driving the spool to rewind the pulling cable on the spool, and an interface for abutting proximate to an end of the raceway to substantially absorb resistive forces from the pulling cable during rewinding. The handheld portable cable puller further includes a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor. | 03-15-2012 |
20120080651 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING AN OPTICAL FIBRE UNIT IN A TUBE - A method for installing an optical fibre unit in a protective tube housing a pulling rope includes the steps of: providing a mini tube having a longitudinal opening from end to end; transversally inserting a portion of the pulling rope in the longitudinal opening; contacting the pulling rope and optical fibre unit over a predetermined length; slipping the mini tube over at least a portion of the contacting length of the pulling rope and optical fibre unit; crimping the mini tube around the pulling rope and optical fibre unit; and drawing the optical fibre unit through the protective tube by pulling the pulling rope. | 04-05-2012 |
20120132874 | WIRE GRIP | 05-31-2012 |
20120187354 | TRANSMISSION CABLE INSTALLATION DEVICE - A transmission cable installation device is provided, which includes a protective sheath surrounding at least one transmission cable and having at least one longitudinal recess. A rigid element is inserted in one of said at least one recess. Also provided are a protective sheath and a profiled support suitable for being inserted in a recess in the protective sheath. | 07-26-2012 |
20120248392 | Fiber Optic Enclosure Assemblies and Methods for Forming and Using the Same - A fiber optic enclosure assembly for protecting an optical fiber includes a tubular body member, an end member and a coupling member. The tubular body member has first and second opposed ends and defines an interior body passage to receive a portion of the optical fiber. The end member is separately formed from the body member and is mounted on the first end thereof. The coupling member is directly bonded to each of the body member and the end member to secure the end member to the body member and to form an environmental seal between the end member and the body member. The body member and the end member are formed of dissimilar materials, the material of the body member being more flexible than the material of the end member. The coupling member is formed of a material capable of forming a secure bond with both the material of the body member and the material of the end member. | 10-04-2012 |
20120256144 | Method And Apparatus For Installing Cable - A method of installing cable through material, for example, concrete, wood, masonry, plastic steel, or the like comprising a drill bit with a distal end having a hollow tip with an attachment mechanism for receiving the cable. The drill bit is drilled through the material, and left in place while the cable is attached to the proximal end of the drill bit. There is no need to remove the drill bit from the aperture or material to attach the cable thereto. After attachment to the drill bit, the cable is inserted through the aperture with the drill bit and removed from the drill bit after it passes through the material so it can be attached to a receiver device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120267589 | SKID STEER MOUNTED WIRE PULLER - A skid steer mounted wirepuller comprising: a back plate; a rigid pipe extending from one side of the back plate; a pulley attached to one end of the pipe by using an attachment means; and a hydraulic motor to pull wire guided through the pulley. In one particular embodiment, the attachment means includes bolts. The back plate may include a top lip to attach the back plate to a shovel of the skid steer. Furthermore, a supply and a return may extend from the hydraulic motor to provide hydraulics for the motor. | 10-25-2012 |
20120305868 | WALL GROMMET FOR POWER CONNECTION - Provided is a wall grommet, which can be installed through the surfaces of walls to route wiring in the walls' interior spaces. In particular, the wall grommet is configured for running power cords inside walls and presenting the electrical connectors of a power cord in a manner such that power cords are hidden from view. The grommet may comprise a power module and a back cover. The power module comprises a housing, which defines an interior space that is adapted to hold either the female connector or male connector of a power cord. The back cover can be attached to the housing to secure the electrical connector of the power cord in the housing. | 12-06-2012 |
20130026429 | APPARATUS FOR PUSHING CONDUCTORS INTO CONDUIT AND OTHER STRUCTURES - An apparatus and methods for pushing conductors into conduit and other structures are disclosed. The apparatus (“pusher”) can include rollers to apply a pushing force to one or more conductors or bundles of conductors. One or more rollers can be coupled to a drive mechanism. The pusher is configured to pull conductors or bundles of conductors off of one or more spools, and push the conductors or bundles of conductors without de-bundling or sorting the conductors. The conductors can be fed through the pusher in any format including side-by-side, vertical on top of one another, twisted together, or other formats. The pusher can include a guiding device that is configured to route the conductors from the pusher to a conduit through which the conductors are being pushed or pulled. | 01-31-2013 |
20130105748 | CABLE PULLING SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130134370 | CABLE PULLING GRIP HAVING TOOLLESS REMOVAL - A combination of a pulling grip assembly and a fiber optic cable assembly for installing the fiber optic cable, including:
| 05-30-2013 |
20130193388 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TOOL FOR WIRE ROUTING - Various arrangements for remotely manipulating a wire may be presented. A wire pilot may be presented that is configured to be coupled with the wire and to move in response to a magnetic field created by a remote guide when the wire pilot is within a wall and the remote guide is external to the wall. The remote guide may include a magnetic field generator configured to create the magnetic field and a metal detector configured to detect wires through a wall. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193389 | CABLE MANIPULATOR - A cable manipulator includes a base and a plurality of plates attached to the base, each of the plurality of plates including a pair of cams attached to each plate. Each cam of the pair of cams is spaced from each other such that a length of cable can be inserted therebetween. At least one of the plurality of plates is a rotatable plate such that rotation of the rotatable plate causes an end of the cable to be moved closer to the cable manipulator. | 08-01-2013 |
20130200317 | MULTIPLE ACTION HOIST - A method and apparatus for transferring the ends of power lines between first and second supports including a frame having a pair of independently operable hoist mechanisms which each include a tension line with an attachment element at the end thereof, with the drums being rotatable by respective ratchet mechanisms for enabling the transfer of the end of a tension line from one support location to a different support location. | 08-08-2013 |
20130214221 | Angle Block Apparatus and Methods of Using Thereof - An angle block apparatus and method of stringing cable is provided. The apparatus includes an angle block frame having an enclosed frame perimeter structure. A rotatable roller wheel is connected to the angle block frame and positioned interior of the enclosed frame perimeter structure. A connector is affixed to the angle block frame and sized to retain the angle block frame in a substantially stationary position. The method of stringing cable includes, in part, disconnecting a sled carrying the cable from a messenger wire trolley. The sled and cable attached thereto is then moved through the angle block frame from a first side to a second side of the angle block frame. The trolley is moved from the first side to the second side of the angle block frame without going through the angle block frame. The sled is then reattached to the messenger wire trolley on the second side. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214222 | Wire Stringing Angle Clamp - A stringing angle clamp device and methods associated therewith are provided. The stringing angle clamp device has a pulley wheel rotatable about an axle. A connecting structure has at least a first end and a second end, wherein the first end rotatably is affixed to the axle and the second end is sized to connect to a utility pole. A first guide arm and a second guide arm are each rotatably affixed to the axle. A first wire clamping structure is affixed to the first guide arm and a second wire clamping structure is affixed to the second guide arm. | 08-22-2013 |
20130221299 | Method And Apparatus For The Placement And Installation Of Wire - The invention relates to the general field of construction safety and mechanical devices. A loop is fed through a small hole in a wall and allows a user to retrieve wires or cables from behind the wall with ease. The loop is intended to expand and contract, thereby encircling a wire and allowing it to be pulled through the hole. The loop is held by a handle and is preferably made of plastic, metal or other flexible but durable material. | 08-29-2013 |
20130234085 | FISH-TAPE PUSHING TOOL - A Fish-tape Pushing Tool. The tool preferably includes an input shaft that can be inserted into the chuck of a conventional hammer drill or impact driver tool. The device is defined by a groove formed through it sized to accept a conventional fish tape therewithin. When the hammer drill is set to create longitudinal oscillations, it causes the pushing tool to also oscillate. The oscillations of the pushing tool will cause unidirectional teeth within the groove to intermittently grasp the fish tape and incrementally push it down the groove, whereby the user will be able to feed the pulsatingly advancing fish tape through a conduit or along other confined path. The tool is designed to be simple, small and easy to handle for the user. | 09-12-2013 |
20130248785 | Apparatus for Pushing Conductors into Conduit and Other Structures - An apparatus and methods for pushing conductors into conduit and other structures are disclosed. The apparatus (“pusher”) can include rollers to apply a pushing force to one or more conductors or bundles of conductors. One or more rollers can be coupled to a drive mechanism. The pusher is configured to pull conductors or bundles of conductors off of one or more spools, and push the conductors or bundles of conductors without de-bundling or sorting the conductors. The conductors can be fed through the pusher in any format including side-by-side, vertical on top of one another, twisted together, or other formats. The pusher can include a guiding device that is configured to route the conductors from the pusher to a conduit through which the conductors are being pushed or pulled. | 09-26-2013 |
20130256613 | MOBILE DEVICE CONFIGURED TO TRAVEL ON A TRANSMISSION LINE AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE - Described embodiments include a system and an apparatus. A described system includes a mobile device configured to travel on a transmission line between two transmission towers of a power transmission system, physically assist installation of a new conductor cable or line between the two transmission towers, and wirelessly communicate with an installation controller. The system includes the installation controller configured to control travel by the mobile device over the transmission line, to control provision of physical assistance by the mobile device, and to wirelessly communicate with the mobile device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130320279 | WIRE PULLING ASSIST DEVICE - A wire pulling assist device has a tong shaped member having two arms biasedly connected at one of the two ends of each arm. A leaf spring at the connected ends of the arms maintains the device in a biasedly open position when the tool is not being used. Wire supports, consisting of curved elements, extend from near the second end of the arms. Applying a squeezing pressure on the arm members compels them and the wire supports towards each other, permitting the wire supports to be inserted into a hole in a metal stud. Metal clad wire can then be threaded through the wire supports and run smoothly and efficiently through the metal stud without impediment. | 12-05-2013 |
20130320280 | BACK SAVER (A-FRAME PULLY SYSTEM) - A wire feeding pulley A-Frame System is provided for feeding electrical, telephone, communication wires ect. into manholes, transformers, switchgears ect. including a frame having four vertical rails, one horizontal cross member at the top which has four short pieces of square tubing welded to it which the vertical rails sleeve over and are held together by horizontal pins. The bottom of the frame has four horizontal pieces welded into a square that have four short vertical pieces welded to it that the vertical rails can sleeve into and are held together by horizontal pins. It has three vertical pieces of square tubing welded to the bottom side of the horizontal top main beam that three pulleys can be attached to for wire to be fed through. There is also a square tube that can be attached to the bottom frame that has a smaller square tube sleeved inside of it that has a pulley that pins on the end of it making it a snorkel attachment for feeding into devices with small doorways. | 12-05-2013 |
20140027690 | LIGHTED TIP FOR FLEXIBLE RODS - In one aspect, a lighted tip for attachment to a flexible rod comprises a tip body having proximal and distal ends, a mechanical connector at the proximal end, a lens connected to the distal end, a light source that emits light through the lens, and a holder coupled to the light source and the lens. A circuit is completed or interrupted as the holder moves in relation to the tip body, thereby switching the light source on or off. In another aspect, a lighted tip for attachment to a flexible rod comprises a lens forming a distal end of the lighted tip. The lens is cylindrical over at least some of its length, and the tip further includes a light source at least partially within the cylindrical lens portion and a mechanical connector at a proximal end if the lighted tip, for connecting the tip to the flexible rod. | 01-30-2014 |
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20140054525 | Pipe Travelling Apparatus and Use Thereof - The pipe travelling apparatus ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140103274 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING OR REMOVING A CABLE - An apparatus and method for installing or removing a cable is disclosed. A cable tool includes a cable channel with two channels having different channel openings for receiving or releasing the cable. The first end of the cable channel has a smaller channel opening and an arm that can be used to remove the cable and disconnect a connector on the end of the cable from a sensor. | 04-17-2014 |
20140110648 | SUPPORT AND INSTALLATION CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CABLES - A connector for lifting and supporting a cable having at least one tensile member includes a body adapted to be engaged by both a lifting mechanism and a support structure. A number of battens are attached to the body. A king in is positioned through the battens and is adapted to support the at least one tensile member between the battens. | 04-24-2014 |
20140124717 | FISHING ADAPTER - The present invention concerns fishing adapters for pilling a cable or the like through a hole drilled in a wall or other structure and in one aspect comprises a drill bit connector to enable the adapter to be demountably attached to a drill bit and an item connector to enable a cable or other elongate/linear item to be attached to the adapter, wherein the adapter further has a rotary coupling between the drill bit connector and the item connector to permit the drill bit to rotate as the adapter with cable or other elongate/linear item attached is pulled through a drilled hole without significantly twisting said cable or other elongate/linear item. | 05-08-2014 |
20140131645 | Wire or rope puller - A puller device for pulling a wire or rope through a conduit includes first and second motor-driven capstans about which a wire or rope can be wound for wire or rope-pulling purposes and an elongated arm arrangement having an end which is positionable adjacent the conduit through which the wire or rope is to be pulled. The first elongated arm member is connected to the second arm member for movement about a pivot axis, and there are provided a plurality of rollers adjacent the pivot axis having surfaces along which the wire or rope bears against so that forces which are exerted adjacent the pivot axis by the wire or rope are distributed between the rollers. In addition, a conduit-engaging assembly mounted upon the elongated arm arrangement holds the conduit in a fixed positional relationship with respect to the elongated arm arrangement during a wire or rope-pulling operation. | 05-15-2014 |
20140138593 | Aerial Roller Spacer Apparatus and Associated Methods Thereof - An aerial roller spacer apparatus and related methods thereto are provided. The aerial roller spacer apparatus includes a spacer body. At least one saddle is formed on the spacer body. A spacer arm is connected to the spacer body at a first end, wherein the spacer arm extends away from the spacer body. A roller assembly is positioned proximate to a second end of the spacer arm, wherein the roller assembly has two rotatable roller halves that are removably engagable with one another with at least one fastener. A messenger groove is formed between the two rotatable roller halves. | 05-22-2014 |
20140145128 | Method for installing a wiring harness in an aircraft and tool for implementing said method - A method for installing a wiring harness in an aircraft. The method comprises using cables having first ends secured to the harness and winding means onto each of which is wound one of said cables so as to lift up said harness by exerting a tensile force. The first ends of the cables are distributed along at least a section of the harness so as to distribute the tensile forces over the section. | 05-29-2014 |
20140151616 | MEDIUM TRAVERSE - A system is provided for installing a cable across a medium. The medium traversal system comprises troughs that are connected end to end by connecting bracket and pins. The troughs include opposing sides connected by a bottom surface that form an elongate channel for supporting the traversal and installation of a cable over a medium such as a roadway. The troughs are suspended from a messenger wire by a detachable rolling mechanism that is attached to the sides of the troughs. The troughs are removed by reversing the order of installation. During removal, a lasher is wound around the cable and messenger wire to secure the cable. | 06-05-2014 |
20140158958 | WALL GROMMET FOR POWER CONNECTION - Provided is a wall grommet, which can be installed through the surfaces of walls to route wiring in the walls' interior spaces. In particular, the wall grommet is configured for running power cords inside walls and presenting the electrical connectors of a power cord in a manner such that power cords are hidden from view. The grommet may comprise a housing, which defines an interior space that is adapted to hold either the female connector or male connector of a power cord. The housing may be configured to enclose and secure the electrical connector of the power cord in the housing. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175349 | Cable Routing Apparatus - This invention is a machine designed to route the preliminary rope or small gauge cables in cable tray while creating a safer and easier work environment. The machine will be placed on top of the cable tray and be used to route desired cables. It will utilize a wireless remote switch that will be controlled by an operator from a safe location; it will use two motors to move the machine which be attached to four hinged wheels with an inner shaft and wheel shaft. The wheels will be set on top of the flanges of the cable tray and will guide themselves along the desired path. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183426 | Wire Handheld Tool - A wire handheld tool including a handle contiguous to a shank with a wire engaging end. The wire engaging end may be a helically shaped portion used to engage one or more wires thereto. The wire handheld tool can be used to insert, remove, and/or replace wires contained in wire loom split tubing. Some embodiments can include one or more spiral scrolls in the helically shaped portion. In addition, the end of the helically shaped portion may include wire anchoring structures useful to attach or detach one or more wires by rotating motion of the wire handheld tool. The handle of the tool can be ergonomically designed for comfort and practicality, and additionally, may include non-conductive components or coatings to prevent electrically shocking a user. | 07-03-2014 |
20140191170 | CABLE PULLING DEVICE WITH POSITIONING AND HOLDING PLATES - A roller support structure is used during wire or cable installation for substantial labor savings during the wire or cable pulling process and for protection of the wire or cable. The wire or cable is pulled through a cable fitting by installing a roller support structure containing rollers onto the fitting. In some embodiments the rollers are removed from the cable fitting after a cable is pulled through the fitting. For efficient roller removal, the roller support structure has positioning and holding plate pairs. By moving the positioning plates relative to the holding plates, the rollers are held in place or dropped from channels in the holding plates. In another novel embodiment, a cable fitting slide plate structure is used to move a cable through a cable fitting. This structure includes a low friction inside bottom surface plane of arcuate shape for efficient movement of the cable through the fitting. | 07-10-2014 |
20140209843 | BOOM MOUNTABLE ROBOTIC ARM - A boom mountable robotic arm for includes a beam pivotally mounted on a boom mounting adaptor, at least two electrically insulated support posts mounted to and spaced apart along the beam, and at least a first rotation coupling and a plurality of second rotation couplings. The first rotation coupling provides pivotal mounting of the beam on the boom mounting adaptor so as to provide selectively controllable rotation of the beam in a substantially vertical plane. The second rotation couplings provide selectively controllable rotation of the electrically insulated support posts about corresponding second axes of rotation between a retracted position substantially laid flush along the beam and a pick-up position ready to receive a conductor being supported. An actuated scissor linkage is mounted to the beam and the boom mounting adaptor for selectively adjusting an angular position of the beam relative to the boom mounting adaptor. | 07-31-2014 |
20140264206 | ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE CONDUIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FITTINGLY RETAINING WIRES - An elastically deformable conduit assembly includes a conduit comprising an outer surface and formed of an elastically deformable material, the conduit configured to deform from a relaxed condition to an elastically deformed condition. Also included is a mating component configured to engage the outer surface of the conduit in the elastically deformed condition. | 09-18-2014 |
20140361231 | WALL GROMMET FOR POWER CONNECTION - Provided is a wall grommet, which can be installed through the surfaces of walls to route wiring in the walls' interior spaces. In particular, the wall grommet is configured for running power cords inside walls and presenting the electrical connectors of a power cord in a manner such that power cords are hidden from view. The grommet may comprise a housing, which defines an interior space that is adapted to hold either the female connector or male connector of a power cord. The housing may be configured to enclose and secure the electrical connector of the power cord in the housing. | 12-11-2014 |
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20150034891 | Integrated Systems Facilitating Wire and Cable Installations - Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes. | 02-05-2015 |
20150041739 | TRUCK AND INSTALLATION METHOD FOR WIRES - A truck and method for installing catenary wire are disclosed in which the truck may have wire manipulating arms, a creep drive and a wire measuring device. The wire manipulating arms may be used to hold the messaging wire and/or contact wire while the wire measuring device may be used to measure the height and stagger of the contact wire. | 02-12-2015 |
20150076426 | Wire Installation Tool - A wire installation tool for installing a wire through an existing wiring harness includes a handle configured to be manually grasped by a user, an elongated shaft extending from the handle, and a wire engagement feature disposed at the free end of the shaft. In one aspect, the wire engagement feature is a generally flat elongated plate defining two openings sized to snugly receive the wire and spaced apart a distance sufficient to receive the wire bent to a curvature between the openings. In another aspect, the wire engagement feature includes a pig-tail element about which the wire is wound and held by friction between the wire and the pig-tail element to hold the wire in engagement with the wire installation tool as the tool and wire are pulled through an existing wiring harness. | 03-19-2015 |
20150083983 | CABLE PULLING ROLLER GUIDE - A roller guide for supporting and facilitating the manipulation of cable(s) and wire(s) is presented. The roller guide include a frame and a roller assembly disposed along a length of the frame. The roller assembly includes one or more adjacently disposed roller bearings positioned between at least two stop collars. Each of the roller bearings include a housing disposed in a surrounding relation to a corresponding portion of the frame, and a plurality of rollers rotationally disposed within the housing. The rollers include a convex outer engaging surface structured to substantially matingly align with an inner longitudinal concave surface of the corresponding portion of the frame. | 03-26-2015 |
20150137053 | DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE ATTACHMENT OF WIRES, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRIC WIRES, TO FACILITATE PULLING OF SAME IN CONDUITS - This device comprises an end piece | 05-21-2015 |
20150325985 | Rotating Conductor Holder - A rotating conductor holder includes at least a first and second conductor retainer, which are mounted to and spaced apart along a rotating base member at a distance substantially corresponding to the separation distance between the two or more existing sub-conductors that are to be replaced during a restringing procedure. The base member is rotatably attached to a support, which may be mounted on at least one insulator. The at least one insulator may be mounted on an arm on the end of a boom. An actuator and linkage may be provided to rotate the base member about its support. | 11-12-2015 |
20150364903 | CABLE FEEDER - A cable feeder for feeding cables through a structure according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a housing having a drive roller attached thereto, and idler roller assembly attached to the housing. In an embodiment, the idler roller assembly can be released from the housing to allow cable to be released from the cable feeder. In an embodiment, the housing is formed from upper and lower housings, and the position of the lower housing and idler roller assembly can be adjusted relative to the upper housing and drive roller. | 12-17-2015 |
20160051790 | ADJUSTING A POSITION OF A HEATING WIRE WITHIN A BREATHING CIRCUIT - A wire adjuster for adjusting a position of an element within a limb of a breathing circuit is described. The wire adjuster includes an interior wall engaging portion configured for engaging a surrounding interior wall of said limb and an element receiving portion coupled with the interior wall engaging portion, wherein the element receiving portion is configured for releasably securing the element as the wire adjuster is movably engaging with the surrounding interior wall, such that the wire adjuster can be used to selectively locate an element within the limb of the breathing circuit. | 02-25-2016 |
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