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US 8,289,385 B2Granted
Push-cable for pipe inspection system
AssigneeSeekTech, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a push-cable comprises a central core including a least one conductor, a plurality of non-metallic resilient flexible stiffness members surrounding the core, and a layer of sheathing surrounding the stiffness members.
Claims29
A push-cable, comprising:
- a central core including a plurality of conductors;
- a plurality of non-metallic resilient flexible stiffness members surrounding the core;
- a layer of sheathing surrounding the stiffness members;
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- a removably attachable termination adaptor that couples to a stiff portion of the push-cable and permits the conductors to be operatively connected to a camera head.
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An inspection apparatus, comprising:
- a camera head;
- a resilient flexible push-cable, coupled to the camera head, the push-cable having a central core including a plurality of conductors;
- a coil spring disposed about a distal end of the push-cable in proximity to the camera head;
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- a removably attachable termination adaptor that couples to a stiff portion of the push-cable and permits ones of the plurality of conductors to be operatively connected to corresponding contact devices of the camera head.
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A camera head for a pipe inspection system, comprising:
- an outer housing having a transparent window;
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- a camera module mounted within the housing behind the window including a camera circuit board including a plurality of contact devices for making direct removable connections with a plurality of conductors of a resilient flexible push-cable, wherein the plurality of contact devices comprise contact pads configured to align with ones of a plurality of contacts electrically coupled to the plurality of conductors of the resilient flexible push-cable.
A pipe inspection system, comprising:
- a camera head;
- a resilient flexible push-cable, coupled to the camera head, the push-cable having a central core including a plurality of conductors and a plurality of fiberglass rods helically wrapped around the core;
- a coil spring disposed about a distal end of the push-cable in proximity to the camera head;
- and
- a removably attachable termination adaptor that couples to a stiff portion of the push-cable and permits ones of the plurality of conductors to be operatively connected to corresponding contact devices of the camera head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.