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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Greenlee Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Michael Jubeck, Towson, MD (US);
Daniel John Marben, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
GREENLEE TOOLS, INC., Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/108 (2020.01); G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/108 (2013.01); G01L 1/125 (2013.01); G01L 5/047 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H02G 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination includes a cable puller having a capstan around which a pulling rope is wrapped, and a sensor configured to measure the distance the pulling rope travels during a pulling operation. The sensor may be a Hall effect sensor and/or an optical sensor.