Southwire Company, LLC

Southwire Company, a Delaware Corporation

Philip Sasse

David Reece

Randy Deon Kummer

Hai T Lam

John Armstrong

Terry Chambers

John R Carlson

Allan W Daniel

David Brian McCardel

David Mercier

Timothy M Andrea

David A Cooper

Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez

Timmothy R Bardin

Mark D Dixon

Tim Andrea

Stephen Lee Spruell

Jonathan Waller

Kimberly M Nuckles

Nick Ware

Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.

Method of manufacturing electrical cable, and resulting product, with reduced required installation pulling force

Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes.

Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations

Electrical power cable having a reduced surface coefficient of friction and required installation pulling force, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core, with or without a separate insulating layer, is surrounded by a sheath of crosslinked polyethylene. A high viscosity, high molecular weight silicone based pulling lubricant or fatty acid amide pulling lubricant is incorporated by alternate methods with the polyethylene to form a composition from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force on the cable during installation.

Electrical cable having crosslinked insulation with internal pulling lubricant

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Philip Sasse