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Trenchless ducting apparatus frame

US8992125B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company · GB

Inventors

Mark Edward Scopes · London, GB
Christopher Nigel Munnings · Ipswich, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 24, 2009
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L1/026
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus for moving an elongate component within or through one of a plurality of sidewalls of a pit, including a gripping arrangement for releasably gripping the elongate component, a lever arm comprising a handle at a first end and the gripping arrangement at the second end, and a frame to which the lever arm is attached, wherein during use the frame is positioned substantially above the pit, and the gripping arrangement hangs downwardly from the frame into the pit.

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