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US 3,979,106 AGranted
Steel tape and wire puller
OwnerMichael J. Jaquesinventor
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Abstract
A steel tape and wire puller for installing electrical conductors or other elongated relatively stiff articles in conduits. The wire puller comprises an elongated cordage portion possessing a relatively high tensil strength and low coefficient of friction. At one end of the elongated cordage portion a loop is pivotally attached thereto. The loop serves as a handle for the wire puller. Wire such as fish tape, snake wire or the like is tightly grasped along its length between the strands of the elongated cordage portion.
Claims6
A steel tape and wire puller comprising:
- a handle portion comprising a first elongated member forming a loop having a plurality of braided strands,
- the ends of said first elongated member being interconnected by a first cap member,
- a cordage portion formed of a plurality of strands of a pliable plastic material braided to form a second elongated member,
- the ends of said second elongated member being interconnected by a second cap member, and
- means for pivotally interconnecting the first and second cap members,
- whereby when said strands of said cordage portion of said puller are unbraided a predetermined amount along the length thereof and an end portion of a steel tape or wire is layed between the strands and the strands then released to assume their normal braided position, the strands of the cordage portion will firmly grip the tape or wire along given portion of its length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.