Pay-off assembly

摘要

An improved pay-off assembly allowing cable loaded on a cable reel to be transported to an installation site and/or paid-off during a cable pull is described. The pay-off assembly may include one or more of lateral support braces that provide stability and strength to an A-frame structure supporting the cable reel; a reel lock assembly for securely holding the cable reel in place during transport and/or pay-off of the cable; an end cap assembly that prevents detachment from an arbor as the arbor and cable reel rotate during pay-off; a dog hole stop assembly that engages a “dog hole” in the cable reel to prevent the cable reel from rotating during transport; a braking system for controlling the rotational speed of the cable reel during pay-off; and a ground attachment assembly that allows an additional cable reel to be loaded for transport and/or pay-off of the cable.

主权项

1. A pay-off assembly for transporting a cable reel and supporting the cable reel during pay-off of a cable loaded on the cable reel, the pay-off assembly comprising:
an A-frame structure for supporting the cable reel, the A-frame structure comprising a pair of longitudinal braces attached at a bottom to a base and at a top to a top plate, the A-frame structure further comprising a lateral support brace attached between the base and the top plate; and a reel lock assembly attached to the top plate, the reel lock assembly comprising:
a reel lock bottom comprising a U-shaped indentation, anda reel lock top comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall defining a channel sized to receive the reel lock bottom, the reel lock top arranged such that a portion of the first sidewall and a portion of the second sidewall extend below a top surface of the reel lock bottom and engage the reel lock bottom when the reel lock top is in a closed position, wherein the reel lock top, when transitioned into the closed position over at least a portion of the U-shaped indentation of the reel lock bottom, slides from a first horizontal position in relation to the reel lock bottom to a second horizontal position in relation to the reel lock bottom.