Inventors:
Daniel Supkis - Houston TX, US
Jens Boving - Houston TX, US
Mark Bushman - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
International Classification:
B65H059/00
Abstract:
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for placing one or more wires into split loom tubing. An apparatus is provided that includes a partial enclosure, a longitudinal channel, and a flared wedge. The partial enclosure has a proximal end and a distal end. The longitudinal channel runs from the proximal end to the distal end, and the channel has a width sufficient to guide a wire as it is placed into the split loom tubing. The flared wedge is coupled to the proximal end and has a width sufficient to stretch open an interior of the split loom tubing to facilitate transferring the wire from the channel into the split loom tubing. In operation, the split loom tubing is loading with wiring by inserting the apparatus into the interior of the split loom tubing and by moving the apparatus along the length of the split loom tubing. This movement quickly and effectively deposits the wiring into the split loom tubing.