Cable guide
AssigneeFibre Optic Solutions Limited
InventorsElfed Thomas, James Archibald McBride
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Abstract
A cable guide includes a substantially cylindrical pipe section with a substantially outwardly projecting flange at one end. A channel is formed in the outside surface of the pipe section and extends from a first point at one end of the cable guide to a second point at the other end of the pipe section and further extends through the flange. The two opposite ends of the channel are located at different positions around the circumference of the pipe section. The channel is sized and configured to provide a passage for accommodating a cable. The channel forms a ridge on the inside surface of the pipe section which is shaped so as to minimize the disturbance to the flow of waste water through the cable guide and, therefore, to decrease the likelihood of blockages occurring.
Claims19
A cable guide comprising:
- a pipe section and a passage defined in a wall of the pipe section, the passage extending from a first point on a surface of the pipe section to a second point on a surface of the pipe section, and wherein one end of the pipe section is provided with a substantially outwardly projecting flange.
A network comprising:
- one or more cables laid along the flow channels of pipes;
- and
- one or more cable guides comprising a pipe section and a passage defined in a wall of the pipe section, the passage extending from a first point on a surface of the pipe section to a second point on a surface of the pipe section provided at pipe junctions and wherein one end of the pipe section is provided with a substantially outwardly projecting flange.
A method of installing a cable guide comprising a pipe section and a passage defined in a wall of the pipe section, the passage extending from a first point on a surface of the pipe section to a second point on a surface of the pipe section in a pipe, and wherein one end of the pipe section is provided with a substantially outwardly projecting flange, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting the cable guide into a pipe;
- and
- positioning the cable guide at a desired location within the pipe.
A method of laying a cable network incorporating at least one cable lying in the flow channel of a pipe comprising the steps of:
- laying a cable in the flow channel of a pipe;
- installing a cable guide comprising a pipe section and a passage defined in a wall of the pipe section, the passage extending from a first point on a surface of the pipe section to a second point on a surface of the pipe section at pipe junctions, and wherein one end of the pipe section is provided with a substantially outwardly projecting flange;
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- passing the cable through the cable guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.