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US 7,070,168 B2Granted
Cable puller adapter
AssigneeGreenlee Textron Inc.
InventorJeffrey J. Plummer
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Abstract
An assembly includes a cable puller, a wheeled carriage and an adapter mounted on the wheeled carriage. The cable puller has vise chains attached thereto. The adapter has a frame onto which the cable puller is mounted by the vise chains.
Claims10
An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller having a housing and a plurality of feet which extend downwardly from an underside of said housing, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter mounted on said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, said frame having a flat surface onto which said cable puller is mounted, said frame being formed first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, and at least one window formed within said frame, said feet of said cable puller being inserted into said at least one window.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter mounted on said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, said flame having a flat surface onto which said cable puller is mounted, said frame being formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, and a stop which extends outwardly from said frame, a front of said housing of said cable puller abutting against said stop.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter mounted on said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, said frame having a flat surface onto which said cable puller is mounted, said frame being formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, and a boom receptacle mounted to said frame, an idler roller mount mounted to said frame and an idler roller attached to said idler roller mount.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller having a housing and a plurality of feet which extend downwardly from an underside of said housing, and said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter mounted on said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, and said frame is formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, said cable puller abutting said spars and said at least one rib, and at least one window is formed within said frame, said feet of said cable puller being inserted into said at least one window.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter mounted on said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, and said frame is formed from first and second spars and said at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, said cable puller abutting said spars and said at least one rib, and a stop which extends outwardly from said frame, a front of said housing of said cable puller abutting against said stop.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter mounted on said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, and said frame is formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, said cable puller abutting said spars and said at least one rib, and a boom receptacle mounted to said frame, an idler roller mount mounted to said frame and an idler roller attached to said idler roller mount.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller having a housing and a plurality of feet which extend downwardly from an underside of said housing, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter rotatably mounted to said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, said frame being formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, and at least one window formed within said frame, said feet of said cable puller being inserted into said at least one window.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter rotatably mounted to said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, said frame being formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other and a stop which extends outwardly from said frame, a front of said housing of said cable puller abutting against said stop.
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An assembly comprising:
- a cable puller, said cable puller having vise chains attached thereto;
- a wheeled carriage;
- and
- an adapter rotatably mounted to said wheeled carriage, said adapter having a frame onto which said cable puller is mounted by said vise chains, said frame being formed from first and second spars and at least one rib which spaces said spars apart from each other, and a boom receptacle mounted to said frame, an idler roller mount mounted to said frame and an idler roller attached to said idler roller mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.