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US 2002/0104577 A1Published application
Wire comb
OwnerTimothy J. McGroartyinventor
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Abstract
A device for combing and straightening wires or cables in an assembly. The device includes a plurality of passages extending therethrough each sized to receive a separate wire or cable. The device is pulled the length of the multi-wire or cable assembly thereby straightening the wires or cables.
Claims17
A comb for assembly of wires or cables comprising:
- a main body including a first combing portion with a forward facing outer surface, a rearward facing outer surface and a plurality of holes extending through said forward facing outer surface, said combing portion and said rearward facing outer surface, each of said holes being sized to allow a single wire or cable to extend freely through said combing portion, said main body further including a portion to allow grasping for moving said main body in a direction from said rearward facing outer surface toward said forward facing outer surface lengthwise along said wires or cables to comb and straighten same.
The combination of:
- a multi-wire or multi-cable assembly having a first end and an opposite end;
- a wire/cable comb for combing and straightening the wires or cables in said assembly, said comb including a plurality of passages through which said wires or cables extend, said comb further including a first grasping portion for moving said comb along the length of said comb from said first end toward said opposite end combing and straightening said wires or cables.
A method of combing and straightening the wires or cables respectively of a multi-wire assembly or multi-cable assembly with the assembly having a first end and an opposite second end comprising the steps of:
- providing a comb with a plurality of essentially parallel passages extending therethrough with the comb having a handle for grasping and moving said comb along the length of the assembly from a first end to an opposite second end of the assembly;
- locating said comb at the first end of the assembly;
- extending said wires or cables through said plurality of passages;
- moving said comb from said first end toward said opposite second end of the assembly combing and straightening said wires or cables.
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