Patent ID: 9576475
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G01L,G08C,H02G,H04Q,H04W

Claim:
1. A wireless-enabled tension meter comprising: a pulley arrangement through which a guiding member for use during a pull of a conductor through a conduit network is routed, wherein the guiding member is attached to the conductor, and wherein a tension force is exerted on the guiding member as the guiding member traverses the pulley arrangement; a sensor for measuring the tension force, wherein the sensor comprises a load pin that functions as an axis for a pulley of the pulley arrangement, the load pin facilitates measurement of a radial force exerted on the pulley by the guiding member as the guiding member traverses the pulley arrangement, and the radial force is utilized to calculate the tension force; a wireless network interface; and a control module that performs operations comprising