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Patent No.:

US 10227204 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2017

Capstan and system of capstans for use in spooling multiple conductors onto a single reel

Applicant:

Southwire Company, Llc, Carrollton, GA (US);

Inventors:

Charlie W. Reese, Carrollton, GA (US);

Donald E. Murphy, Douglasville, GA (US);

Albert Elder, Buchanan, GA (US);

Assignee:

Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, GA (US);

Attorney:

Hartman & Citrin LLC

Primary Examiner:

Michael E Gallion

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 54/02 (2006.01); B65H 54/54 (2006.01); B65H 19/12 (2006.01); B65H 49/32 (2006.01); B65H 51/015 (2006.01); B65H 54/12 (2006.01); B65H 54/553 (2006.01); B65H 54/74 (2006.01); B65H 59/04 (2006.01); B65H 59/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 54/02 (2013.01); B65H 19/126 (2013.01); B65H 49/325 (2013.01); B65H 51/015 (2013.01); B65H 54/026 (2013.01); B65H 54/12 (2013.01); B65H 54/54 (2013.01); B65H 54/553 (2013.01); B65H 54/74 (2013.01); B65H 59/04 (2013.01); B65H 59/385 (2013.01); B65H 59/387 (2013.01); B65H 2701/34 (2013.01); Y10S 414/124 (2013.01);
Abstract

A capstan includes a lift motor, a flexible lifting member, and a tether assembly. The lift motor is operatively connected to a shaft. The flexible lifting member includes a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the shaft. The flexible lifting member connects a lift assembly to the lift motor via the shaft. The tether assembly includes a switch arranged between a portion of the flexible lifting member and a portion of the capstan. The second end is connected to the tether assembly. The switch acts as a safety in case of a broken flexible lifting member and allows for an automated unloading cycle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Reese, Charlie. (2019). Capstan and system of capstans for use in spooling multiple conductors onto a single reel (U.S. Patent No. 10227204). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10227204

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