Conductor identification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11916360-B2
Application number	US-202217675091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2022
Priority date	Sep 1, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

Conductor identification may be provided. A first sleeve may be placed around a first conductor and a second sleeve around a second conductor. Next, a first tag may be placed on the first conductor and a second tag on the second conductor. Then, the first conductor and the second conductor may be pulled together through a conduit. The first conductor may slideably move through the first sleeve and the second conductor may slideably move through the second sleeve as the first conductor and the second conductor are pulled together through the conduit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first sleeve around a first conductor, the first sleeve comprising a first sleeve indicia, the first conductor having a first tag attached to a first end of the first conductor, the first tag comprising a first tag indicia corresponding to the first sleeve indicia, the first conductor being slideably moveable through the first sleeve; and
a second sleeve around a second conductor, the second sleeve comprising a second sleeve indicia, the second conductor having a second tag attached to a first end of the second conductor, the second tag comprising a second tag indicia corresponding to the second sleeve indicia, the second conductor being slideably moveable through the second sleeve, the first sleeve indicia not corresponding to the second tag indicia and the second sleeve indicia not corresponding to the first tag indicia, the first conductor and the second conductor being paired together for pulling through a conduit,
wherein the first sleeve indicia and first tag indicia are selected from at least one of the following: a first alphanumeric sequence, a first set of numbers, a first set of letters, a first set of symbols, a first set of colors, and combinations thereof.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second sleeve indicia and second tag indicia are selected from at least one of the following: a second alphanumeric sequence, a second set of numbers, a second set of letters, a second set of symbols, a second set of colors, and combinations thereof.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second sleeve indicia and second tag indicia comprise a second alphanumeric sequence.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second sleeve indicia and second tag indicia comprise a second set of numbers.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second sleeve indicia and second tag indicia comprise a second set of letters.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second sleeve indicia and second tag indicia comprise a second set of symbols.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second sleeve indicia and second tag indicia comprise a second set of colors.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first sleeve indicia and first tag indicia comprise a first alphanumeric sequence.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first sleeve indicia and first tag indicia comprise a first set of numbers.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first sleeve indicia and first tag indicia comprise a first set of letters.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first sleeve indicia and first tag indicia comprise a first set of symbols.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first sleeve indicia and first tag indicia comprise a first set of colors.

13. An apparatus comprising:
a first sleeve around a first conductor, the first sleeve comprising a first sleeve indicia, the first conductor having a first tag attached to a first end of the first conductor, the first tag comprising a first tag indicia corresponding to the first sleeve indicia, the first conductor being slideably moveable through the first sleeve; and
a second sleeve around a second conductor, the second sleeve comprising a second sleeve indicia, the second conductor having a second tag attached to a first end of the second conductor, the second tag comprising a second tag indicia corresponding to the second sleeve indicia, the second conductor being slideably moveable through the second sleeve, the first sleeve indicia not corresponding to the second tag indicia and the second sleeve indicia not corresponding to the first tag indicia, the first conductor and the second conductor being paired together for pulling through a conduit,
wherein the first sleeve is one of the following: a cylinder, a clip, a carabiner, a key ring and a helical spring.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sleeve comprises a cylinder.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sleeve comprises a clip.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sleeve comprises a carabiner.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sleeve comprises a key ring.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sleeve comprises a helical spring.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second sleeve comprises at least one of a cylinder, a clip, a carabiner, a key ring or a helical spring.

20. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sleeve and the second sleeve comprise a cylinder.

Assignees

• Southwire Co Llc

Inventors

• Fowler Jr Willie Franklin
• Harris Jeremy
• Temblador Richard Mike
• Galindo Gonzalez Juan Alberto

Classifications

• G09F3/205

  specially adapted for electric cables, pipes or the like · CPC title

• H01B7/368

  being a sleeve, ferrule, tag, clip, label or short length strip · CPC title

• H02G1/08 Primary

  through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling {(inserting electrical cables into tubes using wallbores E21B17/206; for optical cables G02B6/4401)} · CPC title

• H02G2200/20

  Identification of installed cables · CPC title