Apparatus and method for preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system
View Patent ↗An apparatus and method for preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system. The apparatus includes a stripping die, a swaging die, and a spacing fixture spaced from each other at a predetermined interval that corresponds to the spacing interval between discs in a cable conveyor system. The apparatus facilitates the method of stripping a section of coating from the coated cable, and securing a barrel to the cable over the stripped section. The barrel acts as an attachment point for molded discs carried on the cable.
1. A method of preparing coated cable for a cable conveyor system, the method comprising:
stripping a section of coating from the coated cable, the stripped section having a predetermined length; and
securing an attachment base to the cable over the stripped section, wherein the attachment base is a barrel.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the barrel has a length greater than the length of the stripped section.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein end portions of the barrel extend over portions of the coated cable adjacent the stripped section.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the barrel is secured to the cable by swaging.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the swaged barrel has enlarged ends.
6. The method of claim 5 , further including securing an enlarged disc to the cable over the barrel.
7. The method of claim 1 , further including:
stripping a subsequent section of coating from the coated cable, wherein an interval between the first and subsequent sections is a predetermined length;
securing a subsequent barrel to the cable over the subsequent stripped section; and
repeating the stripping and securing steps.