Abstract: A wire feeding barrel configured to reduce the risk of damage to the wire posed by a looping wire as the wire is pulled from the barrel and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The wire feeding barrel may comprise an outer barrel for storing at least one wire and an extension member or attachment configured to extend from and/or be affixed at an opening of the outer barrel from which the wire is fed. The extension member or attachment may be configured to prevent the wire from looping as the wire is fed from the outer barrel. In some embodiments, the wire may include sequential footage markers configured to indicate a length of wire pulled from the wire feeding barrel and/or a length of wire remaining in the wire feeding barrel.

Abstract: An adapter for readily changing out and mounting cable reels having a central opening in a transport device, such as a dolly, includes a pair of male portions, each having a body having a projection extending therefrom. The projections have at least one high spot. A pair of female portions are configured for mating with the male portions and have at least one recess for receiving the male portions' projections. A pair of fasteners secure the respective male and female portions to each other. An axle extends between the male or female portions, through the reel central opening and the male or female portions are positioned on ends of the axle. The reel with the axle and the male or female portions is positioned in the reel trolley, with the male or female portions mated with the others of the male or female portions and the fasteners are installed between the respective male and female portions to secure the reel in the trolley.

Abstract: A non-metallic cable includes at least two circuit conductors each disposed within a first insulator, a grounding conductor, and a first jacket in which the at least two circuit conductors and the grounding conductor extend. The non-metallic cable further includes two control conductors, each control conductor disposed within a second insulator, and a second jacket made from a thermoplastic material in which the two control conductors extend. The first jacket is connected to the second jacket.

Abstract: A screw insert has a body configured to engage a threaded fastener and transmit a torque to the threaded fastener, a separable head connected to the body and a neck extending between body and the separable head. The neck is configured to break causing the separable head to separate from the body in response to a torque applied to the separable head exceeding a predetermined value.

Abstract: A process for coloring post-production cables or coloring cables in an in-line manufacturing process can include coloring a polymer coated conductive cable or wire using a colorant solution. In one example, the wire can be passed through a trough, bath or spray of the colorant solution. In one example, the colorant can have a transparent characteristic to it in order to allow the printing on the cable to show through the colorant applied to the cable.

Abstract: A driven reel trolley includes a carriage having a lower carriage section formed from opposing longitudinal members and transverse connecting members extending between and connecting the opposing longitudinal members. A pair of opposing support beams extend upwardly from the lower carriage. Each beam has a shaft support opening at about the top thereof for accommodating an associated shaft. A pair of non-driven wheels is mounted to the lower carriage section on opposing transverse sides of the lower carriage section and a pair of drive wheels is mounted to the lower carriage section, on opposing transverse sides of the lower carriage section, spaced from the non-driven wheels. A pair of drive trains operably connects the shaft and a respective one of the drive wheels. Each drive train includes a transmission and each transmission is operably engageable with and disengageable from the shaft and its respective drive wheel.

Abstract: Plugs and covers for a utility enclosure or penetration prevent the ingress of concrete. One plug includes a sidewall configured to be received in an open end of the utility enclosure or penetration, the sidewall defines a periphery. The plug also includes a lid extending over one end of the sidewall, the lid having a body extending over an inner peripheral area defined by the sidewall, and a flange extending outwardly from the body. A cover fits over a top of the enclosure and seals to the enclosure or a blank covering the enclosure. Connector plugs prevent concrete from entering connector openings and an environmental sealing material is applied to an outside of the enclosure. A clip for securing the utility enclosure to a form is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system to store, maneuver and pay-out material stored on reels, which reels have a central hub and a pair of reel flanges, includes a shaft for positioning through a center of the hub and a pair of flanges. The flanges are mountable to the shaft on opposite sides of the reel. Each flange is mounted to the shaft for rotation independent of the other flange and independent of the shaft. Each flange has a loading assembly for moving the shaft from a loading/unloading position eccentric of the flange to a loaded position concentric with the flange.

Abstract: A device for handling reels includes a telescoping assembly with a first fork sleeve and a second fork sleeve attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first fork sleeve may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second fork sleeve. A first reel lifter fitting and a second reel lifter fitting are attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first reel lifter fitting may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second reel lifter fitting. A first reel lifter arm having a first hook portion and a second reel lifter arm having a second hook portion are slidingly received within the first and second reel lifter fittings.

Abstract: A pulling head work station for attaching the lugs of pulling heads to cables, so that the cables may be pulled simultaneously through a conduit. The pulling head work station includes staggered cable receiving jigs, each jig having two clamps to hold a corresponding cable in place during attachment of a pulling lug. A chop saw to cut the cables and a crimper to secure a pulling lug to each stripped end portion of a cable may be slidably mounted to a work surface of the work station. A wire stripper may be removably attached to the work station.

Abstract: A pulling head work station for attaching the lugs of pulling heads to cables, so that the cables may be pulled simultaneously through a conduit. The pulling head work station includes staggered cable receiving jigs, each jig having two clamps to hold a corresponding cable in place during attachment of a pulling lug. A chop saw to cut the cables and a crimper to secure a pulling lug to each stripped end portion of a cable may be slidably mounted to a work surface of the work station. A wire stripper may be removably attached to the work station.

Abstract: A device for handling reels includes a telescoping assembly with a first fork sleeve and a second fork sleeve attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first fork sleeve may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second fork sleeve. A first reel lifter fitting and a second reel lifter fitting are attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first reel lifter fitting may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second reel lifter fitting. A first reel lifter arm having a first hook portion and a second reel lifter arm having a second hook portion are slidingly received within the first and second reel lifter fittings.

Abstract: A pulling head work station for attaching the lugs of pulling heads to cables, so that the cables may be pulled simultaneously through a conduit. The pulling head work station includes staggered cable receiving jigs, each jig having two clamps to hold a corresponding cable in place during attachment of a pulling lug. A chop saw to cut the cables and a crimper to secure a pulling lug to each stripped end portion of a cable may be slidably mounted to a work surface of the work station. A wire stripper may be removably attached to the work station.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a cooling process and system that can be utilized in the manufacture of flexible elongate extruded materials, such as tubing or jacketed electrical wire and cable. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cooling trough for cooling flexible elongate extruded materials after extrusion. Cooling trough embodiments have a base, a wet cooling chamber above the base, and an air dry chamber above the wet cooling chamber. The base contains a reservoir for collecting and storing a cooling liquid. An extruded material, such as a cable, enters the wet cooling chamber, where the cooling liquid from the reservoir is sprayed onto the material, the material is then passed to the air dry chamber where it is dried.