Installation tool for tie tubes
AssigneePreformed Line Products Company
InventorsJacob PALMER, Cameron Clines
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Abstract
An attachment tool for attaching a tie tube to a wire includes a body and a first engagement portion extending away from the body. The first engagement portion releasably engages a first end of the tie tube for attachment of the first end of the tie tube to the wire. A second engagement portion extends away from the body and releasably engages a second end of the tie tube for attachment of the second end of the tie tube to the wire after attachment of the first end of the tie tube to the wire. A coupling structure is connected to the body, the coupling structure coupling to a hot stick.
Claims20
An attachment tool for attaching a tie tube to a wire, comprising:
- a body;
- a first engagement portion extending away from the body, the first engagement portion releasably engaging a first end of the tie tube for attachment of the first end of the tie tube to the wire;
- a second engagement portion extending away from the body, the second engagement portion releasably engaging a second end of the tie tube for attachment of the second end of the tie tube to the wire after attachment of the first end of the tie tube to the wire;
- and
- a coupling structure connected to the body, the coupling structure coupling to a hot stick.
An attachment tool for attaching a tie tube to a wire, comprising:
- a body;
- a first finger extending away from the body;
- a second finger extending away from the body;
- and
- a third finger extending away from the body, wherein
- the second finger is between the first finger and the third finger,
- the second finger is offset from the first finger and the third finger such that a first plane passing through the first finger and the third finger does not pass through the second finger and a second plane passing through the first finger and the third finger does pass through the second finger, and
- at least one of a first distance between the first finger and the second finger is equal to a thickness of the tie tube or a second distance between the second finger and the third finger is equal to a thickness of the tie tube such that the first finger, the second finger, and the third finger releasably engage the tie tube for attachment of the tie tube to the wire.
A method of attaching a tie tube to a wire, comprising:
- engaging the tie tube with an attachment tool such that an interior surface of the tie tube is presented for attachment to the wire;
- using a hot stick, from which the attachment tool extends, to place the interior surface of the tie tube in contact with the wire;
- and
- moving the hot stick such that the tie tube attaches to the wire by overcoming an engagement force between the tie tube and the attachment tool to release the tie tube from the attachment tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.