Systems and methods for facilitating wire and cable installations
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsJohn R. Carlson, David Brian McCardel, David A. Cooper, David Mercier, Allan W. Daniel, Timothy M. Andrea
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating wire and cable installations are provided. According to embodiments, a system comprises a reel and a first parallel including a first conductor loaded onto the reel in a first layer. The system may further comprise a second parallel including a second conductor loaded onto the reel in a second layer. At least a portion of the second layer of the second parallel may be loaded on top of at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a reel;
- a first parallel comprising a first conductor, the first parallel wound onto the reel in a first layer;
- a second parallel comprising a second conductor, the second parallel wound onto the reel in a second layer, wherein the second layer of the second parallel is wound over at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel;
- and
- one or more first layers of a material wound onto the reel in a third layer located between a majority of the second layer of the second parallel and a majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel to separate the majority of the second layer of the second parallel from the majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.
A method comprising:
- winding a first parallel onto a reel in a first layer, the first parallel comprising a first conductor;
- winding one or more first layers of a material onto the reel in a second layer over at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel;
- and
- winding a second parallel onto the reel in a third layer over the second layer of the one or more first layers of the material, the second parallel comprising a second conductor, wherein the second layer of the one or more first layers of the material separates a majority of the third layer of the second parallel from a majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.
A system comprising:
- a reel;
- a first parallel comprising a first plurality of conductors, the first parallel wound onto the reel in a first layer;
- a second parallel comprising a second plurality of conductors, the second parallel wound onto the reel in a second layer, wherein the second layer of the second parallel is wound over at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel;
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- one or more first layers of a material wound onto the reel in a third layer located between a majority of the second layer of the second parallel and a majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel to separate the majority of the second layer of the second parallel from the majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.