Handle/kickstand for a cable puller
AssigneeGreenlee Tools, Inc.
InventorsJames Donald Schmidt, Matthew Stephen Hayes, Avery Paul Rosenbloom
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Abstract
A cable puller in accordance with some example embodiments is configured to pull rope or cable through a conduit. The cable puller includes a puller frame, a capstan rotatably mounted thereon, a boom mounted to the puller frame, and a handle extending from the boom. The handle can be pivoted to a variety of positions relative to the boom. A lock locks the handle into a desired position relative to the boom. In some embodiments, the boom is mounted to a wheel assembly, and in some embodiments, the handle is part of the wheel assembly.
Claims25
A cable puller configured to pull rope or cable through a conduit comprising:
- a puller frame;
- at least one capstan rotatably mounted on the puller frame;
- a motor operatively coupled with the at least one capstan;
- a boom mounted to the puller frame and extending therefrom;
- a support extending from the boom, the support being configured to support the puller frame on a surface;
- a handle extending from, and pivotally mounted to, the boom, wherein the handle can be pivoted to a variety of positions relative to the boom and the handle is configured to support the boom on the surface in at least one of the positions, wherein the support is positioned on a first side of the capstan and the handle is positioned on a second opposite side of the capstan;
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- a lock configured to lock the handle into a desired position relative to the boom.
A cable puller configured to pull rope or cable through a conduit comprising:
- a puller frame;
- at least one capstan rotatably mounted on the puller frame;
- a motor operatively coupled with the at least one capstan;
- a boom and a column coupled together and extending from the puller frame, the boom and the column being separable from each other;
- a first lock configured to lock the boom and the column together;
- a support on the column and configured to support the puller frame on a surface;
- a handle extending from, and pivotally mounted to, the column, wherein the handle can be pivoted to a variety of positions relative to the boom and the column and the handle is configured to support the column on the surface in at least one of the positions, wherein the support is positioned on a first side of the capstan and the handle is positioned on a second opposite side of the capstan;
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- a second lock configured to lock the handle into a desired position relative to the boom and the column.
A cable puller configured to pull rope or cable through a conduit comprising:
- a puller frame;
- at least one capstan rotatably mounted on the puller frame;
- a motor operatively coupled with the at least one capstan;
- a boom and a column coupled together and extending from the puller frame, the boom and the column being separable from each other;
- a first lock configured to lock the boom and the column together;
- a support on the column and configured to support the puller frame on a surface;
- a handle extending from, and pivotally mounted to, the boom, wherein the handle can be pivoted to a variety of positions relative to the boom and the column and the handle is configured to support the boom on the surface in at least one of the positions, wherein the support is positioned on a first side of the capstan and the handle is positioned on a second opposite side of the capstan;
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- a second lock configured to lock the handle into a desired position relative to the boom and the column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.