Cable Laying Device

A cable pay-off assembly comprising:

• a bracket having an upper wall and a pair of lateral walls being coupled to and extending downwardly from a respective end surface of a pair of end surfaces of the upper wall, each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls being perpendicular to the upper wall, each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls having a terminal end being distally positioned on each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls relative to the upper wall, each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls having an outer surface being coplanar with the respective end surface of the pair of end surfaces of the upper wall;
• a pair of apertures extending through the bracket, each aperture of the pair of apertures being positioned on a respective lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls, each aperture of the pair of apertures being positioned proximate to the terminal end of the respective lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls, the pair of apertures being aligned with each other;
• a rod being positionable to extend through the pair of apertures, the rod being parallel to the upper wall of the bracket while the rod is positioned within the pair of apertures, the rod having a length exceeding a length of the upper wall wherein the rod extends outwardly from each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls while the rod is positioned within the pair of apertures, the rod having a diameter being complementary to a diameter of each aperture of the pair of apertures wherein friction between the rod and the pair of lateral walls inhibits the rod from rotating within the pair of apertures;
• a coupler being coupled to the bracket wherein the coupler is configured to releasably attach the bracket to a boom arm of an excavating vehicle, the coupler including:
• a pair of plates extending upwardly from the upper wall of the bracket, the pair of plates being spaced from each other across the upper wall, the pair of plates being perpendicular to the upper wall, the pair of plates being centered between the pair of lateral walls of the bracket;
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• a pair of pins being coupled to and extending between the pair of plates, the pair of pins being spaced from each other wherein the pair of pins are configured to be positionable within a pair of slots extending into the boom arm of the excavating vehicle, the pair of pins being parallel to the plurality of flanges;
• a spool being rotatably positionable on the rod wherein the spool is configured to unwind a cable onto a surface while the spool is rotated on the rod and wherein the spool is configured position the cable along the surface while the excavating vehicle is moved adjacent to the surface, the spool being configured to be suspended above the surface by the boom arm of the excavation vehicle wherein the spool is configured to be rotated parallel to the surface while the cable is being unwound;
• a pair of retainers being releasably couplable to the rod wherein each retainer of the pair of retainers is positionable between a respective opposing end of a pair of opposing ends 56 of the rod and the outer surface of each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls wherein the pair of retainers secure a position of the rod within the pair of apertures, the pair of retainers having a diameter exceeding a diameter of the rod and the pair of apertures wherein the pair of retainers inhibit the rod from being removed from the pair of apertures while the pair of retainers are coupled to the rod;
• a pair of panels being coupled to the bracket, each panel of the pair of panels being positioned to cover an intersection between an associated end surface of the pair of end surfaces of the upper wall and a respective lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls wherein the pair of panels reinforce a connection between the upper wall and each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls, the panel covering an entirety of the associated end surface of the pair of end surfaces of the upper wall of the bracket;
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• a plurality of flanges being coupled to the bracket wherein a respective pair of flanges extend from each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls, the plurality of flanges being positioned to extend outwardly from the terminal end of each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls, the respective pair of flanges of the plurality of flanges being perpendicular to the terminal end of each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls, each flange of the respective pair of flanges of the plurality of flanges having an exterior surface being coplanar with the outer surface of each lateral wall of the pair of lateral walls.