Abstract: A method and apparatus for pulling cables has a subassembly including a cooperatively driven pulling line take-up spool and level winding device. The subassembly is utilized in combination with a capstan with the take-up spool, level winding device and capstan optionally driven jointly by the same drive. The motor drive is coupled to a motor drive shaft upon which the take-up spool is frictionally mounted. The motor drive shaft in turn is coupled separately to both a level winding device drive shaft and a capstan drive shaft to provide the cooperative drive. The assembly optionally includes a means for preventing spillage of the pulling line from the take-up spool when the motor is inoperative or reverse driven. The assembly, or sub-parts thereof are mounted on a tiltable table which permits pulling from various angles.

Abstract: Apparatus for pulling loads along as vertical cable, which apparatus includes: two plates constituting a support member; two shafts mounted for free rotation relative to the support member; two pulleys each mounted for rotation on a respective shaft and each having a groove for receiving the cable, the pulleys being positioned so that the grooves lie in a common plane and the cable can be wrapped in an S-shaped configuration around the pulleys; two toothed wheels each fixed to a respective shaft and in toothed engagement with one another so as to rotate in mutually opposite directions, the toothed wheels being disposed within the support member and the pulleys being located outside of the support member and being supported by the shafts in a cantilever manner; and two detent members mounted to each act on a respective toothed wheel in a manner such that as one detent member acts to rotate its respective toothed wheel the other detent member acts to prevent reverse movement of its respective toothed wheel.