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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2018
Daniels Manufacturing Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Trevor D. Fildes, Sycamore, IL (US);
James W. Tyrrell, Belvidere, IL (US);
Edward T. Eaton, Eola, IL (US);
Alan E. Zantout, Sycamore, IL (US);
Michael R. Weiby, Bartlett, IL (US);
Randal E. Hoffman, Wasco, IL (US);
DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for tensioning a cable tape comprises a housing, a drive assembly, a capstan, and an optional cutting device. The drive assembly includes a driving member and a driven member slidably coupled to the driving member. A biasing element is coupled between the driving and the driven member and in a first operating mode, the driving member causes movement of the driven member little or no relative movement between two members. The capstan is rotatably coupled to the housing, and includes a gripping device to grip a cable tape and wrap the cable tape around an outer surface of the capstan as the capstan rotates. In a second operating mode, a tension force applied on the capstan by the cable tape that is greater than the biasing force allows relative movement between the driving member and the driven member.