US 12,294,203 B2
Automated cable runner
Jacob Cox, Littleton, CO (US); Robert S Newnam, Wilmington, DE (US); and Sheridan Jarrett Wendt, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., New York, NY (US)
Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/588,867.
Application 18/588,867 is a division of application No. 17/026,715, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,955,783.
Prior Publication US 2024/0204495 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 1/08 (2006.01); H02G 1/02 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 1/088 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0437 (2013.01); H02G 1/08 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.