Patent ID: 8574385

Claim:
A method of applying a communication line to a target surface on or in a building, comprising: providing an applicator tool constructed and arranged for receiving (i) a supply spool or bobbin for containing the communication line, and (ii) a cartridge having a sealed reservoir for containing an activating fluid; mounting the bobbin and the cartridge in the tool, and opening the reservoir in the cartridge; threading the communication line from the bobbin and through the reservoir in the cartridge so that fluid in the cartridge is applied on the line to activate an adhesive coating and place the outside surface of the line in a tacky condition, and guiding the line onto the perimeter of an applicator wheel on the tool; laying out the line with the activated adhesive coating from the applicator wheel onto the target surface; and allowing the line to become adhered on the target surface after laying out the line by the applicator wheel; wherein the step of opening the reservoir in the cartridge comprises peeling a seal away from an opening in the reservoir.