US 11,940,344 B2
Cable puller having sensor measuring pulling rope travel distance
John Michael Jubeck, Towson, MD (US); and Daniel John Marben, Rockford, IL (US)
Assigned to GREENLEE TOOLS, INC., Rockford, IL (US)
Filed by Greenlee Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,774.
Application 18/312,774 is a division of application No. 17/025,189, filed on Sep. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,680,859.
Application 17/025,189 is a division of application No. 15/641,936, filed on Jul. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,782,198, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/358,677, filed on Jul. 6, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0273081 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. G01L 5/108 (2020.01); G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC G01L 5/108 (2013.01) [G01L 1/125 (2013.01); G01L 5/047 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H02G 1/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gauge device for use with a cable puller, the gauge device configured to measure a distance a pulling rope travels during a cable pull, the gauge device comprising:
a frame;
a roller rotatably mounted to the frame;
a computing module and an output display mounted together in an enclosure, the enclosure operatively mounted to the frame; and
a sensor in operative communication with the roller and configured to provide distance measurement data to the computing module representative of the distance the pulling rope travels relative to the frame during a cable pull, wherein the gauge device is operatively separate from the cable puller.