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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Alain Pecot, Lannion, FR;
Daniel Lecoq, Lannion, FR;
Gerard Le Goff, Perros Guirec, FR;
Aandzej Wacinski, Massongex, CH;
Plumettaz SA, Bex-Suisse, FR;
Abstract
This invention was a portable pushing and pulling apparatus for in-conduit cable installations, the aforementioned device is of the type which comprises a casing that, viewed from above, is in the shape of a rectangle and is formed of a base ( ) joined to a cylindrical handle ( ), a cover ( ), a hinged joint ( ) connecting the base ( ) and the cover ( ) on a short side, a set of screws ( ) for ensuring the cover's closure on the base, a drive capstan ( ) driven by a rotary drive shaft ( ) mounted in the handle ( ), an idler disk ( ) with an axle parallel to the capstan ( ), and both the capstan ( ) and the disk ( ) are mounted in such a way as to receive a cable ( ) to be driven and gripped between them. The invention itself contains in the handle ( ), between the drive shaft ( ) and the power take-off ( ), a torque regulating device at its end, for the torque limiting clutch which indicates the maximum pushing or pulling force selected by the operator.