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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen Robert Delaforce, Loscoe, GB;
Assignee:
Lattice Intellectual Property Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/530 ; F16L 5/546 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/530 ; F16L 5/546 ;
Abstract
An apparatus which guides a cable through a conduit. The apparatus includes a guide device for receiving the cable. Passage of the cable through the guide device is permitted. Further, the guide device is automatically moved from a first position to a second position during passage of the cable into the conduit to assist in the movement of the cable along the conduit.