Patent ID: 6032449
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
A device for attaching an optical cable to a conductor of an electrical overhead line using a first lashing element, said device comprising a supply drum for the optical cable being mounted to rotate about a first axle of the device; a supply reel for the first lashing element being mounted to rotate about a first longitudinal axis; first means for aligning the optical cable as it is hauled-off of the supply drum parallel to the longitudinal axis of the conductor; second means for displacing the device with the supply drum and the first supply reel in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the conductor while maintaining the spatial orientation of the first axle; and third means for holding and rotating the supply reel about a second axis which is oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cable so that the first supply reel moves about the longitudinal axis of the cable to wrap the first lashing element around a unit comprising the conductor and the optical cable to form a continuous spiral.