Patent ID: 8342483
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B65H,H02G

Abstract:
1. A wiring tool, for protecting a length of wiring being pulled along a wiring path through a connection box having a face thereof through which the wiring path extends while the wire is being pulled and adapted for attachment thereto of a connection box faceplate by one or more screws, the wiring tool comprising; an attachment plate arrangement adapted for attachment by the screws to the face of the connection box in place of the connection box faceplate, and formed from at least two plate elements cooperatively configured to define an aperture therethrough for passage of the wiring when the attachment plate arrangement is attached to the face of the connection box, with the aperture having a closed periphery thereof and at least one straight edge thereof when the plate elements are arranged in a first relationship to one another and the aperture having an open periphery thereof when the plate elements are arranged in a second relationship to one another; a roller operatively attached to the attachment plate arrangement adjacent the straight edge and configured to preclude the length of wiring from contacting the straight edge of the aperture as the wiring is pulled through the aperture; the first and second plate elements in the second relationship to one another being configured such that the wiring tool can be removed from or placed about the length of wiring without having to feed the entire length of wiring through the closes periphery of the aperture; wherein, the at least two plate elements are operatively attached to one another by a hinge arrangement maintaining a hinged connection between the plate elements in both the first and second relationships, to one another: wherein the tool is an electrician's tool for wiring a building using common routing components; the attachment plate arrangement is structured for attachment to routing components: the tool further comprises two or more elongated rollers rotatably mounted to the attachment plate arrangement and to extend at least partially into the aperture along the inner edge for precluding contact of a wire passing through the aperture with any portion of the inner edge of the aperture wherein the at least one roller has a diameter greater than a thickness of the attachment plate arrangement wherein, the attachment plate arrangement is generally square and includes mounting holes to correspond to standard mounting holes in routing components; and wherein, the mounting holes include slots positioned adjacent each corner of the plate.