Lock-in-place feeding sheave assembly
US9748746B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/34
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A feeding sheave assembly for use at the open end of a conduit into which a wire or cable is to be fed during a wire or cable-pulling operation includes an elongated sleeve portion which is insertable endwise into the open end of the conduit and an abutment plate for abutting the open end of the conduit when the sleeve portion is fully inserted within the conduit. An arrangement is provided for releasably locking the sleeve portion in a stationary relationship with the conduit, and a sheave is rotatably mounted upon the abutment plate so that when the sleeve portion is releasably locked within the open end of the conduit, a wire or cable which is directed into the conduit end during a wire or cable-pulling operation moves across and then off of the peripheral roller surface of the sheave before moving into the conduit end.
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