Systems and methods for facilitating wire and cable installations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802785-B2
Application number	US-201414499810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2014
Priority date	Jan 21, 2008
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating wire and cable installations are provided. According to embodiments, a system comprises a reel and a first parallel including a first conductor loaded onto the reel in a first layer. The system may further comprise a second parallel including a second conductor loaded onto the reel in a second layer. At least a portion of the second layer of the second parallel may be loaded on top of at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a reel;
a first parallel comprising a first conductor, the first parallel wound onto the reel in a first layer;
a second parallel comprising a second conductor, the second parallel wound onto the reel in a second layer, wherein the second layer of the second parallel is wound over at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel; and
one or more first layers of a material wound onto the reel in a third layer located between a majority of the second layer of the second parallel and a majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel to separate the majority of the second layer of the second parallel from the majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more second layers of the material wound onto the reel in a fourth layer positioned over at least a portion of the second layer of the second parallel.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first parallel further comprises a third conductor and wherein the second parallel further comprises a fourth conductor, the system further comprising one or more second layers of the material wound onto the reel in a fourth layer positioned over at least a portion of the second layer of the second parallel.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first pulling eye secured to an end of the first conductor.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of the first pulling eye is covered with a protective material.

6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a second pulling eye secured to an end of the second conductor.

7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising:
a first pulling member attached to the first pulling eye; and
a second pulling member attached to the second pulling eye.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a shrink-wrap material.

9. A method comprising:
winding a first parallel onto a reel in a first layer, the first parallel comprising a first conductor;
winding one or more first layers of a material onto the reel in a second layer over at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel; and
winding a second parallel onto the reel in a third layer over the second layer of the one or more first layers of the material, the second parallel comprising a second conductor, wherein the second layer of the one or more first layers of the material separates a majority of the third layer of the second parallel from a majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising winding one or more second layers of the material onto the reel in a fourth layer over at least a portion of the third layer of the second parallel.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first parallel further comprises a third conductor and the second parallel further comprises a fourth conductor, the method further comprising winding one or more second layers of the material over at least a portion of the third layer of the second parallel.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising securing a first pulling eye to an end of the first conductor.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising covering at least a portion of the first pulling eye with a protective material.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising securing a second pulling eye to an end of the second conductor.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
attaching a first pulling member to the first pulling eye; and
attaching a second pulling member to the second pulling eye.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the material comprises a shrink-wrap material.

17. A system comprising:
a reel;
a first parallel comprising a first plurality of conductors, the first parallel wound onto the reel in a first layer;
a second parallel comprising a second plurality of conductors, the second parallel wound onto the reel in a second layer, wherein the second layer of the second parallel is wound over at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel; and
one or more first layers of a material wound onto the reel in a third layer located between a majority of the second layer of the second parallel and a majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel to separate the majority of the second layer of the second parallel from the majority of the at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first plurality of conductors comprises a first type of conductor and a second type of conductor, and wherein the second plurality of conductors comprises a third type of conductor and a fourth type of conductor.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the first type of conductor and the second type of conductor are different, wherein the third type of conductor and the fourth type of conductor are different, wherein the first type of conductor and the third type of conductor are the same, and wherein the second type of conductor and the fourth type of conductor are the same.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the first type of conductor, the second type of conductor, the third type of conductor, and the fourth type of conductor are different.

Assignees

• Southwire Co Llc

Inventors

• Carlson John R
• Mccardel David Brian
• Cooper David A
• Mercier David
• Daniel Allan W
• Andrea Timothy M

Classifications

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• H02G15/046

  with bores or protruding portions allowing passage of cable conductors · CPC title

• B65H55/005 Primary

  with two or more filaments wound in parallel on the bobbin · CPC title

• H02G1/081 Primary

  using pulling means at cable ends, e.g. pulling eyes or anchors · CPC title

• B65H54/00

  Winding, coiling, or depositing filamentary material (cores, formers, holders, cans or receptacles B65H75/02) · CPC title