Wesco Distribution, Inc.

Tvc Communications, L.l.c.

Vikimatic Sales, Inc.

Other

Marc Talon, Inc.

Wesco Equity Corporation

Jerry L Allen

Steven Lee Bedingfield

A fabric sleeve in the form of a strip of material having compatible attachment members along its lateral edges, is applied to a cable by a device located at a site where the cable can be introduced into a conduit. The device includes a beam carried by a post. The beam carries a plurality of formers which receive the sleeve and the cable from rolls and which progressively fold the sleeve around the cable. The beam also carries an attachment device which receives the sleeve and cable from the formers and which connects the attachment members of the sleeve to confine the cable therein. The attachment device can be opened so that the sleeved cable can be removed. The device is operated at the site until the sleeved cable reaches a downstream installation site and the process is repeated at that downstream site.

Apparatus for applying a sleeve to a cable

A fabric wrapped cable is formed by positioning adhesive on opposed layers of fabric. A cable is positioned between those layers and the layers are attached by attaching the adhesive of one layer to the adhesive of the other layer. In forming the wrapped cable in such a manner, the cable is provided with at least one wing.

Cable with fabric sleeve and its method of manufacture

Apparatus for applying a sleeve to a cable and method of insertion into a conduit

A communications cable () is provided with a pliant sleeve () to allow it to be more easily inserted into a conduit. One form of the sleeve () has hook () and loop () connected to each other so that the sleeve () can engage the cable (). Another form of the sleeve () is spring-loaded to engage the cable (). In a third form of the sleeve () has an adhesive () which attaches the sleeve () to the cable ().

Communications cable with fabric sleeve

A method of fabricating a multi-compartment innerduct includes the steps of positioning a plurality of longitudinally extending, laterally spaced, strips of adhesive on a longitudinally extending sheet of fabric material, connecting adjacent of the strips together to form compartments, and attaching the compartments together.

Method of making an innerduct for a conduit

An apparatus (which is to be inserted into a longitudinally extending conduit includes at least one longitudinally extending compartment () formed by attached the ends of a sheet of material () together. Another sheet of material () has one end attached to the compartment () and has compatible fastening elements () on its opposed ends. A cable () may be positioned adjacent to the sheet of material () and it is folded around the cable () to form an additional compartment (). The apparatus () may then be inserted into a conduit.

Method and apparatus for introducing a cable into a conduit

Space in a conduit having at least one cable therein which is surrounded by a duct is recovered by longitudinally cutting the duct and removing the duct from around the cable. The duct may be pulled out of the conduit and past a blade to affect the cutting, or a blade may be pulled through the conduit to cut the duct while still in the conduit.

Conduit space recovery system

Cable with a fabric sleeve and its method of manufacture

A rodder assembly to be moved through an underground conduit includes a tube adapted to receive fluid under pressure. In some embodiments the rodder assembly includes at least one rigid rod, and a nozzle is attached to the tube to discharge fluid from the tube.

Pressurized conduit rodder

An apparatus to be introduced into a conduit includes a cable and a fabric sleeve which extends longitudinally along the cable. The sleeve is secured around the cable by complimentary connectors which extend outwardly from the edges of the sleeve. The connectors can take the form of many configurations including a hook and slot, a ball and socket, a hook and loop, and zipper teeth, among others.

Attachment of a fabric sleeve to a communications cable

A device to be inserted into a conduit includes at least one tube intended to receive optic fibers or micro fiber optic cables therein. A jacket surrounds the tube. In an embodiment where there are a plurality of tubes, they are loosely aligned within the jacket. In another embodiment, opposed surfaces of the jacket are attached to each other to form compartments for each tube. In still another embodiment, the jacket holds the tubes generally in a bundle. The jacket of a tube may also be attached to one or more innerducts, each of which can receive a fiber optic cable. Alternatively, an innerduct may be attached to two jackets each of which carry a tube therein.

Fabric encased micro tubes for air blown fibers

A communications cable () is provided with a pliant sleeve () to allow it to be more easily inserted into a conduit (). One form of the sleeve () has hook () and loop () connected to each other so that the sleeve () can engage the cable (). Another form of the sleeve () is spring-loaded to engage the cable (). In a third form of the sleeve () has an adhesive () which attaches the sleeve () to the cable (). Whatever form the sleeve cable takes, when in the conduit (), the conduit () is divided for the ease of insertion of a second sleeved cable and it is not necessary to install a separate conduit divider into the conduit.

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Sarasota, FL, United States of America

Jerry L Allen