The present invention provides an apparatus for pulling a line cart along a section of suspended cable. The apparatus comprises a frame; a motor that is supported by the frame; one or more drive wheels that are cooperative with the cable for suspending the frame from the cable and the drive wheels rotate along the cable. The apparatus further comprises a transmission system for operatively connecting the motor to the drive wheels and a brake that engages the drive wheels. The present invention further comprises a line cart with an apparatus that includes the features described above. The apparatus provides the required power to pull the line cart up steep sections of suspended cables and the brake allows an operator to hold the line cart in a desired section of the suspended cable.
APPARATUS FOR MOVING A LINE CART ALONG A CABLE
2015-10-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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