Wire tensioning system
AssigneeAltec Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert Nichols, David Lindquist, William Naber, Cole Schlup
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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 for maintaining tension in an electrical cable and adapted to be manipulated by one or more robotic appendages, the wire tensioning system comprising:
- a connecting line adapted to provide structural support to the wire tensioning system;
- a first clamp disposed at a first end of the connecting line;
- a second clamp disposed at a second end of the connecting line;
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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.
A wire tensioning system for maintaining tension in an electrical cable and adapted to manipulated by one or more robotic appendages, the wire tensioning system comprising:
- a supporting structure adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
- a first mount coupled to a first end of the supporting structure, the first mount adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
- a second mount coupled to a second end of the supporting structure, the second mount adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
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- a tensioner disposed along a length of the supporting structure, the tensioner adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages.
A wire tensioning system for maintaining tension in an electrical cable and adapted to be manipulated by one or more robotic appendages, the wire tensioning system comprising:
- a supporting structure adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
- a clamp disposed at a first end of the supporting structure, the clamp adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
- a mount coupled to the supporting structure, the mount adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
- a fastening mechanism disposed at a second end of the supporting structure, the fastening mechanism adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages;
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- a tensioner disposed at the first end of the supporting structure, the tensioner adapted to be manipulated by the one or more robotic appendages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.