US 10,707,656 B2Granted

Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations

AssigneeSouthwire Company

InventorsJohn R. Carlson, David Brian McCardel, David A. Cooper, David Mercier, Philip Sasse, Allan W. Daniel, Timothy M. Andrea, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Timmothy R. Bardin

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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.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

causing a first indicia to be applied to a body portion of a pulling eye at a first position on the body portion, wherein the body portion of the pulling eye defines an interior cavity for receiving a conductor;
and
causing a second indicia to be applied to the body portion of the pulling eye at a second position on the body portion that is different from the first position on the body portion where the first indicia is caused to be applied, wherein the first indicia has a first configuration that is visually distinct from a second configuration of the second indicia, wherein the first indicia and the second indicia indicate a sequential order for applying a plurality of crimps to the body portion, wherein the first indicia indicates that a first crimp of the plurality of crimps be applied to the first position on the body portion before a second crimp of the plurality of crimps is applied to the second position on the body portion, and wherein the second indicia indicates that the second crimp of the plurality of crimps be applied to the second position on the body portion after the first crimp of the plurality of crimps is applied to the first position on the body portion.

A method comprising:

causing a first indicia to be applied to a body portion of a pulling eye at a first position on the body portion, wherein the first indicia indicates that a first crimp be applied to the body portion at the first position on the body portion, and wherein the body portion of the pulling eye defines an interior cavity for receiving a conductor;
and
causing a second indicia to be applied to the body portion of the pulling eye at a second position on the body portion that is different from the first position on the body portion where the first indicia is caused to be applied, wherein the first indicia has a first configuration that is visually distinct from a second configuration of the second indicia, wherein the second indicia indicates that a second crimp be applied to the body portion at the second position, and wherein the first indicia further indicates that the first crimp be applied to the first position on the body portion before the second crimp is applied to the second position on the body portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/011,170Filed 18 Jun 2018 · division
Priority: 23 Mar 2009
Published: US 2018/0301879 A118 Oct 2018
Granted: 7 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

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
H02G 15/043
Cable-end sealings: with end caps, e.g. sleeve closed at one end
H02G
Installation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric

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 continuation-in-part · filed 18 Mar 2010
Application14/456,594Parent of this division · filed 11 Aug 2014
US 8,800,967 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 12 Aug 2014
US 2018/0301879 A1Pre-grant publication · published 18 Oct 2018
US 10,003,179 B2Parent of this division
Application14/456,594Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 10,554,026 B2Related patent
US 2011/0101290 A1Published application
US 2015/0034891 A1Published application
US 8,690,126 B2Related patent
US 10,707,656 B2This patent

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