Patent ID: 9482841
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for installing optical fiber cable, the apparatus comprising: a cable installation device comprising: a shaft length including a left end and a right end, at least one of the left and right ends including a chamfer about the edge of the at least one of the left and right ends and wherein the at least one of the left and right ends are engageable with a rotary tool; a through-going hole centered on a central axis of the shaft length between the left end and the right end adapted for receiving a ripcord of an optical fiber cable; and at least one through-going slot adjacent to the hole; wherein the through-going hole is an oval of about 0.22 inches wide by 0.44 inches long and is centered about 2 to 3 inches from the right end, and wherein the at least one through-going slot is about 0.07 inches in height and about 1.00 inches in length and includes a chamfer about 0.03 inches wide about the front and back edges of the at least one through-going slot.