System and method for applying an adhesive coated cable to a surface
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorWilliam H. Mann
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Abstract
A system and method for installing a fiber or cable on a wall or ceiling of a structure includes providing a fiber, wire or cable pre-coated with a hot melt adhesive that simply needs to be activated by the application of sufficient heat for a sufficient amount of time immediately before installation. Rolls or cartridges of wire or cable pre-coated with the hot melt adhesive are provided. The hot melt adhesive coated wire or cable is fed through a heated chamber, preferably a tip on a portable heating device such as a battery operated soldering iron, which activates the pre-coated hot melt adhesive prior to utilizing the heating tip to apply pressure to the adhesive wire directly to a wall or ceiling thereby adhering the fiber, wire or cable to the desired surface.
Claims34
A method of installing a cable pre-coated with hot-melt adhesive to a surface, comprising:
- applying heat to a heating and installation tip using a heating element, the heating and installation tip defining a receptacle for receiving the heating element and defining a channel extending along a length of the heating and installation tip, the channel leading to a rounded tip of the heating and installation tip;
- heating said cable pre-coated with hot melt adhesive with the heating and installation tip sufficient to cause said hot-melt adhesive to become softened and adhere to a surface;
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- pressing the rounded tip of the heating and installation tip against said cable to apply sufficient pressure to said adhesive softened cable pre-coated with a hot-melt adhesive to adhere said cable to said surface;
- wherein said heating and installation tip includes a slide cover having at least one longitudinal opening extending a complete length of said slide cover wherein said heating and installation tip in combination with said slide cover when in use generally surrounds said cable pre-coated with hot-melt adhesive and supplies sufficient heat generally completely around said cable thereby causing a sufficient quantity of said hot melt adhesive to become softened for allowing said cable to be adhered to a surface.
A heating device for installing a hot-melt adhesive coated cable to a surface, comprising:
- a heating device, configured for heating said cable pre-coated with hot melt adhesive with sufficient heat to cause said hot-melt adhesive to become softened and adhere to a surface, wherein said heating device comprises a heating tool including a heating and installation tip, wherein said heating and installation tip includes a slide cover having at least one longitudinal opening extending a complete length of said slide cover, and wherein said heating and installation tip in combination with said slide cover when in use generally surrounds said cable pre-coated with hot-melt adhesive and supplies sufficient heat generally completely around said cable thereby causing a sufficient quantity of said hot melt adhesive to become softened for allowing said cable to be adhered to a surface.
A method of installing a cable pre-coated with hot-melt adhesive to a surface, comprising:
- applying heat to a heating and installation tip using a heating element, the heating and installation tip defining a receptacle for receiving the heating element and defining a channel extending along a length of the heating and installation tip, the channel leading to a rounded tip of the heating and installation tip;
- heating said cable pre-coated with hot melt adhesive with the heating and installation tip sufficient to cause said hot-melt adhesive to become softened and adhere to a surface;
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- pressing the rounded tip of the heating and installation tip against said cable to apply sufficient pressure to said adhesive softened cable pre-coated with a hot-melt adhesive to adhere said cable to said surface;
- wherein said heating and installation element is a battery operated soldering iron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.