Patent · US Expired

Method for feeding cable into a pipe

US6837486B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 2003
Grant dateJan 4, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 19, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G9/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A frame assembly includes a shoe frame and a roller frame. The shoe frame includes an inflatable bladder thereon and the roller frame includes at least one roller that is rotatably mounted thereto. The method of the present invention comprises placing the shoe within a pipe and inflating the bladder so as to secure the shoe frame within the pipe. A flexible cable is then trained around the roller and into the flexible pipe.

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