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US 2014/0033782 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Continuous Bulbing of Stranded Cable
AssigneeFCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
InventorMark M. Brandon
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Abstract
A method of forming a bulb in a cable bolt includes providing cable from a cable source, advancing the cable in a first direction, and forming a bulb in a portion of the cable while the portion of the cable is continuously advanced and while the cable is continuously provided from the cable source.
Claims20
A method of forming a bulb in a cable bolt, the method comprising:
- providing cable from a cable source;
- advancing the cable in a first direction;
- forming a bulb in a portion of the cable while the portion of the cable is continuously advanced and while the cable is continuously provided from the cable source.
An apparatus for forming a bulb in a cable bolt, the apparatus comprising:
- a drive mechanism configured to continuously advance a length of cable;
- and
- a bulb forming mechanism movable along a longitudinal axis defined by the length of the cable between a first position and a second position spaced from the first position, wherein the bulb forming apparatus is configured to form a bulb on a cable while moving along with the advancing cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.