US 12,462,956 B2
Cable with fabric sleeve and its method of manufacture
Jerry L. Allen, Sarasota, FL (US)
Assigned to WESCO Distribution Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by WESCO Distribution, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/581,092.
Application 18/581,092 is a division of application No. 17/728,186, filed on Apr. 25, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/728,186 is a continuation of application No. 16/429,229, filed on Jun. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,342,098, issued on May 4, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/681,744, filed on Jun. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0194376 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01B 13/22 (2006.01); H01B 17/58 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 13/22 (2013.01) [H01B 17/58 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of preparing a single cable having a length for insertion into a conduit comprising the steps of providing a single sheet of fabric material extending the length of the cable and having separate layers on the same side of the sheet only at each end of the sheet thereby making the ends of the sheet thicker than a rest of the sheet, the fabric material having a coefficient of friction less than that of the cable relative to the conduit; positioning the fabric material around, and in contact with, the cable; and attaching the separate layers so as to encase the cable in contact with the fabric material without attaching the fabric material to the cable, and so as to form a wing extending outwardly from the cable, which wing may be thereafter selectively utilized when inserting the cable into a conduit.