Reeling of cable

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure Cable laying apparatus with a cable guide mechanism having a guide roller and means to apply a force downwardly through the cable feed path at an inclined angle opposite to the direction of lay of the cable. In one construction a cable guide roller is, inclined to direct its laying surface opposite to its direction of transverse and a means is employed to apply a downward force to the roller. In another construction, two opposed rollers are used and a biasing means causes the rollers to trail behind the lay direction. In this construction the guide mechanism is mounted by a universal connection and employs means to apply a downward pivoting force at the connection …