| CPC H02G 1/088 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0437 (2013.01); H02G 1/08 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A method of deploying cabling in a tray using an automated cable runner (ACR) comprising a pathway, a carriage operable to travel along the pathway, a plurality of supports structured and arranged for connection to the pathway and structured and arranged for connection to the tray and configured to support the pathway over the tray, and a cabling holder attached to the carriage, wherein the carriage comprises a drive wheel structured and arranged to contact the pathway; a motor operable to rotate the drive wheel; and a power source connected to motor; the method comprising:
attaching the carriage to the pathway;
connecting an end of a cabling to the cabling holder; and
powering the motor to rotate the drive wheel to drive the carriage to travel along the pathway from a desired start point to a desired end point to deploy cabling into the tray from the start point to the end point.
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