Apparatus for selectively opening up a portion of a cable
AssigneeSword Oilfield Services Pte. Ltd.
InventorRafik Boshra Hanna
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for selectively opening up a portion of a cable (12) is provided. The apparatus (10) includes a first guide (14) arranged to receive a core (16) of the cable (12). A second guide (18, 20) is spaced laterally apart from the first guide (14) and is arranged to receive one or more outer wires (22, 24) of the cable (12). The second guide (18, 20) is also arranged to draw a portion of the one or more outer wires (22, 24) of the cable (12) away from the core (16) of the cable (12) as the cable (12) is passed through the apparatus (10) when in use.
Claims10
An apparatus for selectively opening up a portion of a cable, the apparatus comprising:
- a first guide arranged to receive a core of the cable;
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- a second guide spaced laterally apart from the first guide and arranged to receive one or more outer wires of the cable,
- wherein the second guide is arranged to draw a portion of the one or more outer wires of the cable away from the core of the cable as the cable is passed through the apparatus when in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.