Method and apparatus for wrapping and installing cable
AssigneeArnco Corporation
InventorRobert B. Washburn
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Abstract
A machine for installing a plurality of cables together in a duct comprising a cable pushing machine and a cable wrapper. The cable wrapper comprises a platform rotatably attached to a mount. The platform and mount have aligned bores therethrough. Coils of winding media are attached to the platform. Cables pass through the bores, and the winding media is dispensed onto the cables. The platform rotates as the winding media is dispensed, thus wrapping the winding media around the cables. The cables are then passed through the cable pusher and into the duct. The rotation of the platform may be driven by the movement of the cables, or by independent means such as a motor.
Claims31
A machine for installing a plurality of cables together in a duct comprising:
- a cable pushing machine,
- a platform, the platform having an opening through which the cables may pass,
- a mount for the platform which allows the platform to rotate about the opening,
- a coil of winding media mounted on the platform, and
- a drive mechanism for rotating the platform so that the winding media may wrap the cables as they move through the opening in the platform.
A method of installing a plurality of cables in a duct comprising:
- gathering a plurality of cables together,
- feeding the plurality of cables through an opening in a platform,
- feeding a winding media gathered on the platform onto the plurality of cables,
- rotating the winding media around the plurality of cables,
- propelling the cables along a path through the opening in the platform, thus wrapping the media around the plurality of cables, and
- feeding the plurality of cables into the duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.