Method And Apparatus For Installing Cable
OwnerRay Charles Pierceinventor
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Abstract
A method of installing cable through material, for example, concrete, wood, masonry, plastic steel, or the like comprising a drill bit with a distal end having a hollow tip with an attachment mechanism for receiving the cable. The drill bit is drilled through the material, and left in place while the cable is attached to the proximal end of the drill bit. There is no need to remove the drill bit from the aperture or material to attach the cable thereto. After attachment to the drill bit, the cable is inserted through the aperture with the drill bit and removed from the drill bit after it passes through the material so it can be attached to a receiver device.
Claims9
A method of installing cable through materials comprising the steps of:
- attaching a proximal end of a substantially cylindrical drill bit to a connector on drilling tool, the drill bit having a hollow tip at the proximal end, the hollow tip having an attachment mechanism for securing the proximal end of the drill bit to the end of a cable, the drill bit having a shaft and a distal end for cutting through materials,
- rotating the drill bit forming an aperture in the materials,
- disengaging the proximal end of the drill bit from the connector on the drilling tool,
- attaching the end of a cable to the attachment mechanism on the hollow tip of the proximal end of the drill bit,
- inserting the drill bit connected to the cable through the aperture, and,
- removing the cable from the attachment mechanism after the proximal end and attached cable pass through the aperture.
A drill bit for installing cable comprising:
- a proximal end of the drill bit for engaging a drilling tool and having a hollow tip with an attachment mechanism for securing an end of a cable to the drill bit,
- a shaft, and
- a distal cutting end connected to the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.