Patent ID: 8246009
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable puller comprising: a boom having forward and reward ends; a conduit attachment system provided at said forward end of said boom; a frame defining a pivot axis for pivotally mounting said frame to said rearward end of said boom, a first retaining shaft passageway provided by said frame and spaced from said pivot axis, and a second retaining shaft passageway provided by said frame and spaced from said first retaining shaft passageway; a capstan mounted to said frame, said capstan having an axis of rotation parallel to said pivot axis; at least one retaining shaft slideably engaged with said frame, said at least one retaining shaft extending through at least one of said first retaining shaft passageway and said second retaining shaft passageway and capable of being engaged with said boom, wherein when said at least one retaining shaft is engaged with the boom, the puller head is in one of an upward cable pulling position and a downward cable pulling position.