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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Michael L. Elford, Calhoun, LA (US);
Pete A. Kawamoto, Littleton, CO (US);
Diana L. Unser, Lakewood, CO (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Novel tools and techniques for underground cable installation are provided. A system includes a compressor and a boring attachment. The boring attachment may be operatively coupled to the compressor and further coupled to an outer sheath of a buried cable. The boring attachment may be configured to be actuated by the compressor. In response to being actuated by the compressor, the boring attachment may be configured to displace at least some ground material, in contact with the buried cable, in which the buried cable is buried, and advance in at least one direction along a longitudinal axis of the buried cable.