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AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorsBlake R. Urban, Isaac D. M. White, James E. Dickens, Kevin Forsberg, Charles Sawyer
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An apparatus and a method are disclosed for clamping cable. The apparatus has an elongate body having an interior passage extending from a first end to a second end. An end of the cable inserts into the first end, is pushed through the interior passage, and pushed out the second end. A roller is mounted within the interior passage, and the cable rolls along the roller as the cable is pushed through the interior passage. A wedge slides within the body to a position adjacent the roller, and the wedge clamps the cable between the roller and the wedge. Tension in the cable in one direction causes the wedge to slide away from the roller, thus permitting the apparatus to be slid along the cable to a desired location. Tension in the opposite direction, however, causes the wedge to slide to the roller, thus clamping the cable within the apparatus.
1] An apparatus for clamping cable, comprising:
2] An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wedge has a serrated surface to enhance frictional grip of the cable.
3] An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the roller has a cylindrical outer surface.
4] An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the roller rotates about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation perpendicularly arranged to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
5] An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the roller rotates about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation aligned along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
6] An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body comprises at least one slot in an outer surface thereof, and the wedge slides along the slot.
7] An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a guide to help deliver the cable to the roller as the cable is inserted into the first end and pushed through the interior passage.
8] An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a guide to direct the cable between the roller and the wedge.
9] An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a hanger mounted to the body.
10] A method for clamping a cable, comprising: