Wire tensioning system
AssigneeAltec Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert Nichols, David Lindquist, William Naber
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Abstract
Systems and methods for tensioning an electrical cable adapted to be manipulated by one or more remotely operated robotic appendages. Tensioners mounted to a rigid object configured to adjust the tension of a connecting line attached to an electrical cable such that the tension of the connecting line is applied to a length of the electrical cable such that another portion of the electrical cable becomes slack, thereby allowing one or more robotic appendages to remove, replace, repair, or conduct any alteration or modification to said electrical cable or to a rigid object that supports the electrical cable.
Claims20
A wire tensioning system adapted to be manipulated by one or more robotic appendages for maintaining tension in an electrical cable, the wire tensioning system comprising:
- a supporting structure with a plurality of suspension mediums attached along a length of the supporting structure, wherein the supporting structure is hanged from the electrical cable via the plurality of suspension mediums;
- a mount disposed at a first end of the supporting structure for attaching the wire tensioning system to a rigid object;
- a clamp disposed at a second end of the supporting structure, the clamp adapted to attach the wire tensioning system to the electrical cable, wherein the clamp is adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
- a connecting line between the mount and the clamp that allows the clamp to be drawn towards the mount;
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- a tensioner adapted to interface with the one or more robotic appendages such that the one or more robotic appendages operate the tensioner to adjust the tension of the connecting line between the mount and the clamp, wherein the tensioner is disposed below the supporting structure allowing the tensioner to move freely along the length of the supporting structure.
A wire tensioning system adapted to be manipulated by one or more robotic appendages for maintaining tension in an electrical cable, the wire tensioning system comprising:
- a connecting line adapted to provide a structural support to the wire tensioning system;
- a mount disposed at a first end of the connecting line for attaching the wire tensioning system to a rigid object;
- a clamp disposed at a second end of the connecting line, the clamp adapted to attach the wire tensioning system to the electrical cable, the clamp adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
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- a tensioner adapted to interface with the one or more robotic appendages such that the one or more robotic appendages operate the tensioner to adjust the tension of the electrical cable using the tensioner, wherein the tensioner is disposed below the mount.
A wire tensioning system adapted to be manipulated by one or more robotic appendages for maintaining tension in an electrical cable, the wire tensioning system comprising:
- a supporting structure with a plurality of suspension mediums disposed along a length of the supporting structure;
- a first clamp disposed at a first end of the supporting structure;
- a second clamp disposed at a second end of the supporting structure, wherein the first clamp and the second clamp are adapted to attach the wire tensioning system to the electrical cable;
- a connecting line disposed between the first clamp and the second clamp;
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- a tensioner disposed along the length of the connecting line between the first clamp and the second clamp, the tensioner adapted to interface with the one or more robotic appendages such that the one or more robotic appendages operate the tensioner to adjust a tension of the connecting line to draw the first clamp towards the second clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.