Snag-free coiled cable assembly for a lift truck
AssigneeEMS Technologies, Inc.
InventorsCharles Carscallen, James Hughes, Michael Holladay, Michael Meyers
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Abstract
A cable assembly for a lift truck includes, in one exemplary embodiment, a transportation cable loosely housed in a self-retracting hose preformed to default to a coiled shape when no pressure is applied to elongate the self-retracting hose. The self-retracting hose has a slick external surface that is selected to prevent adherence of the surface to any portion of the lift truck. The transportation cable is used for transporting a communication signal and/or a power supply voltage.
Claims21
A cable assembly for a lift truck, the cable assembly comprising:
- a first transportation cable for transporting at least one of a first communication signal and a first power supply voltage;
- and
- a self-retracting hose comprising a slick external surface that is selected to prevent adherence of the surface to any portion of the lift truck, the self-retracting hose preformed to default to a coiled shape when no pressure is applied to elongate the self-retracting hose, and wherein the first transportation cable is loosely housed inside the self-retracting hose.
A method for manufacturing a cable assembly for a lift truck, the method comprising:
- providing an air hose that is an original equipment manufacture (OEM) component, the air hose preformed to default to a coiled shape when no pressure is applied to elongate the air hose;
- and
- inserting a transportation cable through the air hose, the transportation cable configured to transport one of a communication signal and a power supply.
A method for manufacturing a cable assembly of a lift truck, the method comprising:
- providing an air hose that is an original equipment manufacture (OEM) component, the air hose preformed to default to a coiled shape when no pressure is applied to elongate the air hose;
- elongating the air hose longitudinally;
- inserting a draw line through the air hose from one end to the other;
- and
- using the draw line to draw a transportation cable through the air hose, the transportation cable configured to transport one of a first communication signal and a first power supply.
A cable assembly, comprising:
- a first transportation cable for transporting at least one of a first communication signal and a first power supply voltage;
- and
- a self-retracting hose preformed to default to a coiled shape when no pressure is applied to elongate the self-retracting hose, wherein the first transportation cable is loosely housed inside the self-retracting hose, and wherein the hose is adapted to transport one of a liquid and a gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.