Apparatus and method for handling cables
AssigneeRockwater Limited
InventorEdward Craig Matheson
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Abstract
Apparatus for handling cables is disclosed. The apparatus comprises means (10, 12, 16, 18) to pay out a service cable (20) and a support cable (14) so that the service cable (20) and the support cable (14) are adjacent, and means to (26, 28) wrap a further cable (22) around the service and support cables (20, 14).
Claims12
Apparatus for handling cables, comprising means to pay out a service cable and support cable so that the service cable and the support cable are adjacent, and means to wrap a further cable around the service and support cables.
Apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the means for wrapping the further cable comprises a tubular member through which the service and support cables extend in juxtaposition, and a winch secured to the tubular member for paying out the further cable.
Apparatus according to an preceding claim, further comprising means to increase or decrease the speed with which the further cable is wrapped around the service and support cables.
Apparatus according to any preceding claim, further comprising means to adjust the tension of the further cable as it is wrapped around the service and support cables.
Apparatus according to any preceding claim, further comprising a second further cable, and means to wrap the second further cable around the service and support cables in a direction opposite to the first further cable, whereby the further cables are braided around the service and support cables.
A method for handling cables, comprising paying out a service cable and support cable so that the service cable and the support cable are adjacent, and wrapping a further cable around the service and support cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.