Cable puller and method of installing cables
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorRussell Wayne Turner
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Abstract
A cable pulling device for installing a second cable (14) along side an existing first cable (12). The cable puller (10) consists of a body (20) with a motor (22) mounted to the body (20). The motor (22) has an output shaft (24) attached to a drive wheel (26). The drive wheel (26) turns against the first cable (12) to propel the cable puller (10) along the first cable (12). The cable puller (10) also includes a motor controller (28) operably coupled to the motor (22) to control the motion of the motor (22). A cable clamp (30) is attached to the body (20) to secure a second cable (14) as it is pulled into position along side the first cable (12).
Claims28
A cable puller for installing a second cable along side an existing first cable comprising:
- a body;
- a motor mounted to said body and having an output shaft attached to a drive wheel, said drive wheel turning against said first cable to propel said body along said first cable;
- a motor controller operably coupled to said motor to control its motion;
- a cable clamp attached to said body to hold said second cable as it is pulled along said first cable;
- and
- a cable crimper adapted to set a plurality of tie wraps along said first cable.
A method for installing a second cable along an existing first cable in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of:
- attaching a cable puller on the first cable;
- connecting the second cable to the cable puller;
- driving the cable puller along the first cable from a first support to a second support to pull the second cable into position;
- and
- placing tie wraps loosely around said second cable to hold it near said first cable.
A cable installation system comprising:
- a first cable hanging between first and second supports;
- a second cable;
- a cable puller for installing said second cable along said first cable;
- and
- a cable crimper adapted to set a plurality of tie wraps along said first cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.