Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
2541343FT | Conduit snakes | 24 |
20080272350 | Device for Conduiting and Piping and a Shuttle - The present invention relates to an apparatus for conduiting and piping, comprising (1) a device to produce negative pressure, and (2) a shuttle, comprising a body, to link a conducting wire on its rear end. The present invention also relates to a shuttle for conduiting and piping. | 11-06-2008 |
20090078921 | CABLE PULLER WITH PIVOT ADJUSTER FOR CONVERTING BETWEEN UPWARD AND DOWNWARD CABLE PULLING - A puller head and cable puller including the puller head are provided for pulling cable in an upward or a downward direction. The puller head includes a frame, a capstan mounted to the frame, and first and second retaining shaft apertures. The puller head is pivotally mounted to a boom of the cable puller through a pivot shaft. The capstan of the puller head is positioned rearward of the boom. The position of an upper most surface of the capstan relative to the boom is changed by pivoting the puller head between upward and downward pulling positions. The puller head is maintained in either the upward or downward pulling position through the use of a retaining shaft. | 03-26-2009 |
20090159862 | REVERSE MARKED FISH TAPE - The fish tape includes a measuring scale. The tape is scaled from zero to a number equal to the length of the tape. The numbers incrementally increase from the tapes proximal end to the tapes distal end. | 06-25-2009 |
20090261310 | Method and Apparatus for Replacing Old Underground Conduits - In a method and an apparatus for replacing old underground conduits ( | 10-22-2009 |
20100090183 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN ADVANCING A CABLE THROUGH A CONDUIT - An apparatus for use in passing a cable through a conduit, the apparatus including:
| 04-15-2010 |
20100276650 | Tape or rope to pull a cable into a conduit - A device in the form of a fabric tape ( | 11-04-2010 |
20110101290 | 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. | 05-05-2011 |
20110140058 | FISH TAPE LEADER - A fish tape leader comprises a leader body extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. A spheroid cap is at the first end. A tail portion extends from the spheroid cap to the second end. An eyelet extends through the leader body transverse to the longitudinal axis. The fish tape leader further comprises an attachment portion configured to secure the leader body to a fish tape. | 06-16-2011 |
20110227010 | INSERTION DEVICE FOR A CABLE IN AN EXISTING PIPE NETWORK - An insertion device for a cable in an existing pipe network includes a longitudinally stable flexible element that can be inserted into a pipe region of the pipe network, and on which a head part can be placed. The head part can be diverted to pass through regions of bends of the pipe. Placed on the flexible element is a coupling part to which coupling part the cable to be pulled can be coupled. The head part includes a base body having an elongated shape, which can be led from a stretched position into a bent position. The base body includes guide elements by which at least one pulling element is guided that is spaced apart from the bending axis of the base body. One end of the pulling element is held at one end region of the base body, whereas the other end is held at a drivable linear drive that is attached at the other end region of the base body. Disposed at the end region, remote from the flexible element, of the head part are a light source and a camera. With this device, bends, elbows, and branches in an existing pipe network can be passed through in the desired direction without a problem. | 09-22-2011 |
20120080650 | FISH TAPE LEADER WITH QUICK CHANGE COUPLING - A fish tape leader and coupling are disclosed wherein the coupling attaches to a fish tape using an adaptor that fits within the coupling and has a slot through which the fish tape can be inserted. Twisting the fish tape deforms the tape so that the tape cannot be pulled back through the adaptor and coupling. | 04-05-2012 |
20120168699 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FISH TAPE REEL SYSTEM - It is provided an electrically powered fish tape manipulating device. The device includes a control unit, a power source and a two-way belt system rotatable in accordance with the provided power. A segment of the fish tape is disposed forcibly on the belt such that rotating the belt system forces the fish tape to propagate accordingly. The device includes a rotatable reel assembly for receiving a length of a fish tape. Manipulation parameters include direction and speed of belt rotation, and a serial list of manipulations, defined by direction, speed and duration values. A motor receives the provided power, a gear reduces rotation speed, and drives the two-way rotating belt system. A sliding clutch having a sliding surface forces the fish tape segment to propagate whenever the belt rotates. The control unit is associated with a wireless remote controller. A conduit coupler receives the fish tape and guides it into a conduit. The coupler includes a guiding pipe for guiding the fish tape between the device and the conduit, a fastening member, and means for pressing portions of the fastening member to walls of a structure associated with the conduit, thereby connecting the guiding pipe to the conduit. | 07-05-2012 |
20120187353 | DRAW-IN WIRE TIP WITH A BASE PART - A draw-in wire tip with a base part, a flexible part and a head part for draw-in wires for drawing lines into tubes and cavities and the like, with the flexibility of the flexible part increasing from the base part in the direction towards the head part. | 07-26-2012 |
20130221296 | Trenchless Pipe Replacement of Underground Pipe - The present invention comprises an improved cable puller assembly for use in the trenchless replacement of underground pipes including water, sewer and electrical conduits. The improved cable puller assembly utilizes a cylinder body comprising four double acting hydraulic cylinders set up in pairs of two, i.e. two forward cylinders and two aft cylinders. The cable pullers are configured to move inwardly and outwardly from the cylinder body and feature the ability to pull a cable through a pipe on both their inward and outward strokes. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221297 | POWERED FISH TAPE - A metal fish tape for placing electrical wires in long conduit is coiled inside a cylindrical hollow case. The case has a slot all the way around it in the center of the edge of the cylindrical case. A handle is located in the slot. The case can rotate around its circumference when the handle is held stationary. Two sprocket gears connected to a hexagonal hub are attached to the handle. The gear teeth of the sprocket gears fit into a series of corresponding grooves that are located around the circumference of the case on each side of the case slot. The fish tape can still be used manually or the hub can be powered by a drill. When the handle (and sprocket gears) are held stationary, rotating the sprocket gears rotates the case and retracts the fish tape. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221298 | WIRE PULLING HEAD APPARATUS WITH CRIMP ZONE INDICATORS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130240807 | Portable Cable Puller - A portable apparatus for pulling a cable through a conduit includes a frame that has a base and caster wheels. 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. | 09-19-2013 |
20130299758 | DUCT ROD SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING AN ELONGATED ELEMENT IN A CONDUIT - A duct rod system to be pushed in a conduit of a defined configuration for installing an elongated element in the conduit and comprising at least one rod having a flexible main body, the flexible main body having a bending stiffness arrangement defined in relation to the defined configuration of the conduit to permit a friction reduction of the flexible main body in the conduit. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313494 | METHOD FOR ARRANGING A PLURALITY OF WIRES IN PIPE - In a method for arranging a plurality of wires in a pipe, length of a each wire is determined in accordance with locations a plurality of holes on a surface of the pipe, and each of the plurality of wires on a lead stick is fastened in accordance with the locations of the plurality of holes on the surface of the pipe. Ends of the wires are perpendicularly connected to the surface of the lead stick. The lead stick are inserted into the pipe, and the ends of the plurality of wires are extended from the plurality of holes. | 11-28-2013 |
20130334478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A system and method for installing cable according to which the cable is disposed in conduit. In an exemplary embodiment, the cable is fiber optic cable. | 12-19-2013 |
20140027689 | Guide Member and a Method for Positioning a Cable into a Sewerage System - A guide member ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140103273 | Resin Tube for Guide Wire, Method for Manufacturing Resin Tube for Guide Wire, and Guide Wire - Provided are a resin tube for a guide wire, a method for manufacturing a resin tube for a guide wire, and a guide wire, configured such that the resin tube makes point contact in the axial direction with an object of contact at working site, thereby reducing frictional resistance and yielding excellent sliding properties, while also being prevented from kinking and collapsing, and having excellent buckling resistance. The resin tube for a guide wire is characterized in that the outer shape of a cross-section perpendicular to the axial direction is polygonal, elliptic, or irregular, that the resin tube is twisted in a helical shape about a deep inner-core hole as the axis of twisting, the deep inner-core hole extending in the axial direction and allowing a core wire to be inserted therein, and that the resin tube is provided with a trunk section having an undulation on the outer surface caused by the twisted eccentric wall thickness. | 04-17-2014 |
20140217339 | WIRE-PULLING DEVICE FOR LAYING ELECTRIC CABLES - A wire-pulling device, in particular for laying electric cables in a building, comprising a frame ( | 08-07-2014 |
20150028274 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CABLE PULLER - A cable puller assembly is provided. The cable puller assembly includes a gripping assembly including a first engaging member and a second engaging member removably coupled to the first engaging member, the gripping assembly further including an assembly interior surface at least partially defining a cable channel configured to receive a cable. The cable puller assembly further includes a plurality of friction elements disposed on the assembly interior surface, a cable support member coupled to the gripping assembly, the cable support member configured to guide the cable through the cable channel, and a pulling member coupled to the gripping assembly. | 01-29-2015 |
20150318674 | Wire Puller - A system and method for a cart puller. The cart has a puller portion which is coupled to the cart portion. The puller portion has at least one arm coupled to a motor, which is further coupled to a wrapper. The cart portion has at least one wheel, and the arm has a puller head which is coupled to a mount. The mount is couples to a pipe through which wire is to be retrieved. The motor rotates the wrapper such that wire is retrieved from the pipe by the wrapper. | 11-05-2015 |