US 10,569,988 B2 · Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations

Abstract

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.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A pulling eye for pulling a conductor, the pulling eye comprising:

a body portion defining an interior cavity for receiving the conductor, wherein the body portion comprises
a first crimp and a second crimp for securing the body portion onto the conductor, and
a first indicia indicating a first position on the body portion for applying the first crimp and a second indicia indicating a second position on the body portion for applying the second crimp, wherein at least the first indicia further indicates a sequence for applying the first crimp and the second crimp to the body portion;
and
a head portion.

2 more elements

A method for installing a pulling eye on a conductor, the method comprising:

placing a terminal end of the conductor into a body portion of the pulling eye, wherein the body portion of the pulling eye comprises a first indicia indicating a first position on the body portion for applying a first crimp and a second indicia indicating a second position on the body portion for applying a second crimp, wherein at least the first indicia further indicates a sequence for applying the first crimp and the second crimp to the body portion;
causing, based on at least the first indicia, the first crimp to be applied to the body portion of the pulling eye at the first position on the body portion prior to causing the second crimp to be applied to the body portion of the pulling eye at the second position on the body portion;
and
after causing the first crimp to be applied to the body portion of the pulling eye, causing, the second crimp to be applied to the body portion of the pulling eye at the second position on the body portion.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/864,520Filed 8 Jan 2018 · continuation

Priority

23 Mar 2009

Published

US 2018/0129228 A110 May 2018

Granted

25 Feb 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B65H 55/005
Wound packages of filamentary material: with two or more filaments wound in parallel on the bobbin
B65H 54/00
Winding, coiling, or depositing filamentary material
G05D 7/0605
Characterised by the use of electric means: specially adapted for solid materials
H02G 1/081
Through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling: using pulling means at cable ends, e.g. pulling eyes or anchors

Family

Application61/162,589Us provisional application · filed 23 Mar 2009

Application61/174,210Us provisional application · filed 30 Apr 2009

Application61/221,216Us provisional application · filed 29 Jun 2009

Application61/244,919Us provisional application · filed 23 Sep 2009

Application12/726,992Parent of this division · filed 18 Mar 2010

Application13/836,319Parent of this continuation · filed 15 Mar 2013

US 8,800,967 B2Parent of this division · filed 12 Aug 2014

US 2018/0129228 A1Pre-grant publication · published 10 May 2018

US 9,864,381 B2Parent of this continuation

Application13/836,319Parent of this division

US 2011/0101290 A1Published application

US 2013/0218325 A1Published application

US 8,690,126 B2Related patent

US 9,703,296 B2Related patent

US 10,569,988 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations

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Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations

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Abstract

Claims20