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Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations

Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes.

Storage device for spooled wire
10556769 · 2020-02-11 · ·

A spool wire storage device includes a cabinet body, a door for providing access to an interior of the cabinet body, and a plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays mounted within the cabinet body. The U-shaped spooled wire storage trays include a U-shaped bottom shelf, and a U-shaped sidewall extending upward from the U-shaped bottom shelf. The U-shaped bottom shelf and the U-shaped sidewall form an open front portion of the storage tray extending between terminal ends of the U-shaped sidewall. The U-shaped bottom shelf declines from the open front portion rearward. A spool of wire is located in each of the plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays. A base is located beneath the cabinet body. The base forms a first fork channel and a second fork channel configured to receive forklift forks.

Storage device for spooled wire
10556769 · 2020-02-11 · ·

A spool wire storage device includes a cabinet body, a door for providing access to an interior of the cabinet body, and a plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays mounted within the cabinet body. The U-shaped spooled wire storage trays include a U-shaped bottom shelf, and a U-shaped sidewall extending upward from the U-shaped bottom shelf. The U-shaped bottom shelf and the U-shaped sidewall form an open front portion of the storage tray extending between terminal ends of the U-shaped sidewall. The U-shaped bottom shelf declines from the open front portion rearward. A spool of wire is located in each of the plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays. A base is located beneath the cabinet body. The base forms a first fork channel and a second fork channel configured to receive forklift forks.

CREEL FOR ROVING BOBBINS
20190389684 · 2019-12-26 ·

A creel, such as may be used to supply fiberglass roving to a production process, includes an enclosure and a number of rotatable axles held within the enclosure. Each of the axles is of a shape and size to be inserted into a bobbin of roving. The creel also includes a drive mechanism coupled to each of the plurality of rotatable axles, the drive mechanism synchronizing the rotation of the axles. Bobbins of roving may be stacked on the axles and connected to provide continuous roving. As roving is drawn from the creel, the rate of rotation of the axles may be selected to counteract twisting of the roving that would otherwise result.

Easy coil for extension cords and other electrical cables
10494220 · 2019-12-03 ·

An Easy Coil configuration is designed to facilitate handling of extension cords or other electrical cables. The coil configuration includes multiple sections, wherein the first section is flexible and includes a different color stripe to show the top of the coil, the second section is stiffened, the third section is flexible with weight added to the bottom of the section, and the fourth section is stiffened. Colored stripes are provided along the length of the coil to show when it is twisted. For other electrical cables such as those used in the music industry, textural variations instead of colored stripes may be used.

Easy coil for extension cords and other electrical cables
10494220 · 2019-12-03 ·

An Easy Coil configuration is designed to facilitate handling of extension cords or other electrical cables. The coil configuration includes multiple sections, wherein the first section is flexible and includes a different color stripe to show the top of the coil, the second section is stiffened, the third section is flexible with weight added to the bottom of the section, and the fourth section is stiffened. Colored stripes are provided along the length of the coil to show when it is twisted. For other electrical cables such as those used in the music industry, textural variations instead of colored stripes may be used.

Filament-Reinforced Composite Material with Load-Aligned Filament Windings

A filament-reinforced composite material having with load-aligned filament windings enables improvement of mechanical properties for specific loading of parts made from the material. The orientation of the winding within the part may be changed depending on an orientation of an external load to the part. In one example, the part may be a slip in a frac plug or a bridge plug in a downhole application.

Filament-Reinforced Composite Material with Load-Aligned Filament Windings

A filament-reinforced composite material having with load-aligned filament windings enables improvement of mechanical properties for specific loading of parts made from the material. The orientation of the winding within the part may be changed depending on an orientation of an external load to the part. In one example, the part may be a slip in a frac plug or a bridge plug in a downhole application.

Reservoir and methods of forming

The invention described herein relates to reservoirs within appliances. The present invention includes a reservoir made of a length of reservoir tubing. In particular embodiments, the length of the reservoir tubing is formed in an overlapping circular portion and conforms to the available space requirements within an appliance. Particular embodiments of the present invention include reservoirs, reservoir systems including a reservoir, processes for forming a reservoir, and processes for forming the aforementioned reservoir systems.

Method of spooling a bi-metallic pipe
10392219 · 2019-08-27 · ·

A method of spooling a marine pipeline (90) including a plurality of bi-metallic pipe sections (10) (66) onto a reel (60) including at least the steps of: (a) filling a first pipe section with a fluid (12); (b) spooling the first pipe section onto the reel; (c) filling a second pipe section with a fluid (78); (d) joining the first pipe section with the second pipe section wherein at least one of the first and second pipe sections maintains the fluid (12,78) therein; and (e) spooling the second pipe section onto the reel.