Patent ID: 9531179
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H02G

Claim Text:
1. A cable guide apparatus for guiding a conductor cable along a wheel assembly of a type having a rim rotatably coupled upon a hub and that defines a groove configured to receive the conductor cable, said cable guide apparatus, comprising: a guide assembly having a framework selectively coupled to the wheel assembly, said guide assembly having a plurality of roller members coupled to said framework, each roller member having an elongate and generally cylindrical configuration positioned adjacent the groove of an outer face of said rim and configured to maintain the conductor cable in the groove when coupled to the wheel assembly; wherein: each roller member defines a vertical axis: each roller member is rotatably coupled to said framework and configured to rotate when the cable travels thereover: said framework includes a pair of spaced apart upstanding elongate support members displaced from one another and proximate said outer face of said rim, each support member being adjacent to, displaced from, and parallel to a respective roller member: each support member defines a vertical axis rearwardly displaced from and not in common with said vertical axis defined by each said roller member, respectively.