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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2017
Greenlee Textron Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
John Michael Jubeck, Towson, MD (US);
John Siegfried Tobias, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
GREENLEE TOOLS, INC., Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
A gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure is configured to measure tension on a pulling rope during a cable pull. The gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a frame, a housing carried by the frame, a roller rotatably carried by the housing, a sensor on the frame beneath the housing, and at least one additional roller rotatably attached to the frame. The housing is configured to translate linearly relative to the frame, such that when the housing moves relative to the frame, the housing is configured to engage with the sensor to activate the sensor.