System for the simultaneous introduction of two items into a conduit
AssigneeWESCO Distribution, Inc.
InventorJerry L. Allen
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Abstract
A system (10) for simultaneously introducing a cable (11) and another item (21) into a conduit (12) includes a pushing machine (13) and an air blower (15) which introduces the cable (11) into the conduit (12). The conduit (12) is split near the pushing machine (13) so that the item (21) may be attached to the cable (11) by means of an attachment device (25) carried by a bullet head (23) at the leading end of the cable (11). A block (18) then connects the split ends (16, 17) of the conduit (12), and the cable (11) and other item (21) may then be moved together through the conduit (12) by the pushing machine (13) and air blower (15).
Claims11
A method of simultaneously inserting a cable and another item into an elongate conduit comprising the steps of attaching a head to the leading end of the cable, introducing the cable into one end of the conduit, downstream of the one end introducing the item and attaching the item to the head, and blowing air past the cable and the item to move the cable and the item together through the conduit while maintaining the item spaced from the cable so that a second cable can be attached to the item and inserted into the conduit.
A system for simultaneously inserting a cable and another item into an elongate conduit having a split therein comprising pushing means to introduce a cable into one end of the conduit and push the cable toward the split in the conduit, a block connecting the split of the conduit, the block including means to introduce the item into the conduit, and means to attach the item to the leading end of the cable with the remainder of the item being separated from the cable so that the pushing means may move the cable and the item through the conduit to the other end thereof, and so that when the item is detached from the cable the item and the cable are separated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.