Patent ID: 8385712
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable pulling assembly comprising: a pulling sleeve defining a bore having a set of internal threads; a base assembly selectively threadedly engaged with the set of internal threads of the bore of the pulling sleeve, the base assembly including a first base member selectively engaged to a second base member, the first and second base members of the base assembly cooperatively defining a cable channel adapted for receiving a portion of an outer jacket of a cable, wherein the first and second base members are separable, and wherein the cable channel includes a plurality of cylindrical gripping protrusions adapted for friction fit engagement with the portion of the outer jacket of the cable, wherein the first base member defines a first channel and the second base member defines a second channel, wherein the first channel includes a first cable portion and a first connector portion and the second channel includes a second cable portion and a second connector portion, wherein the first and second cable portions are adapted for receiving the portion of the outer jacket of the cable and the first and second connector portions are adapted for receiving a portion of a connectorized end of the cable.