Pulling jacket for use while installing wires in conduit

摘要

A system for installing wire and the like in a conduit which includes a plurality of wire pulling grips and a pulling jacket is provided. The wire pulling jacket encloses the wire pulling grips and keeps them bundled together, making it easier for an operator to use the same. The wire pulling jacket protects the pulling grips by preventing the grips from catching on the conduit, and also keeps the pulling grips clean. The pulling jacket also increases operator safety by reducing the risk that the operator gets a finger, glove, or other part of the body caught in the wire puling grips as these are pulled into the conduit.

主权项

1. A system for installing a plurality of wires into a conduit, the system comprising:
a plurality of wire pulling grips, each of the plurality of wire pulling grips comprising:
an eyelet located at a first end of each of the plurality of wire pulling grips, anda clamp body located at a second end of each of the plurality of wire pulling grips, the clamp body comprising a textured cam extending inwardly into a bore of the clamp body, the textured cam being biased towards a center of the clamp body, andan elongate gripping body connecting the eyelet and the clamp body; and a wire pulling jacket, the wire pulling jacket comprising:
an elongate flexible tubular body extending a length, the elongate flexible tubular body comprising:
a first end being generally open and a second end being open,a lengthwise opening extending the length of the elongate flexible tubular body, the lengthwise opening selectively openable along the length thereof for placement around the plurality of wire pulling grips, the lengthwise opening comprising a first lateral edge extending the length of the elongate flexible tubular body and a second lateral edge extending the length of the elongate flexible tubular body, the first lateral edge comprising a first strip of fastener material extending along the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge comprising a second strip of fastener material extending along the second lateral edge, anda wire pulling jacket eyelet positioned at the first end of the elongate flexible tubular body, wherein the eyelet of each of the plurality of wire pulling grips is positioned adjacent the wire pulling jacket eyelet.