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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Zachary M. Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Kurt H. Petersen, Austin, TX (US);
Sidney J. Berglund, Round Rock, TX (US);
Victor J. Borer, Austin, TX (US);
Linnea M. Wilkes, Austin, TX (US);
Zachary M. Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Kurt H. Petersen, Austin, TX (US);
Sidney J. Berglund, Round Rock, TX (US);
Victor J. Borer, Austin, TX (US);
Linnea M. Wilkes, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for installing communications in a hallway of a building comprises a duct having a conduit portion with a bore formed throughout and containing one or more communications lines and a mounting portion to mount the duct to a generally flat surface, the mounting portion including an adhesive disposed thereon, and a duct applicator tool to continuously receive the duct from a storage structure. The applicator tool includes a generally planar frame that supports at least one duct channel that receives the duct and provides a support surface that places a pressing force onto the duct as the duct is applied to the generally flat surface. The applicator tool includes one or more duct guides disposable on at least an end of the frame, where the one or more duct guides guide the duct from its storage structure to the at least one duct channel.