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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Nathan Ball, Cambridge, MA (US);
Timothy Fofonoff, Cambridge, MA (US);
Bryan Schmid, Boston, MA (US);
Daniel Walker, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nathan Ball, Cambridge, MA (US);
Timothy Fofonoff, Cambridge, MA (US);
Bryan Schmid, Boston, MA (US);
Daniel Walker, Cambridge, MA (US);
Atlas Devices, LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for pulling an elongate member includes a powered rotational motor having an output and a rotating drum connected to the output of said rotational motor where the rotating drum has a longitudinal axis and a circumference. The device further includes a guide mechanism for guiding the resilient elongate element onto, around at least a portion of the circumference of, and off of, the rotating drum. When the powered rotational motor turns the rotating drum, the rotating drum thereby continuously pulls the resilient elongate element through the device.