Air blown assisted data transmission cables installation system and methods

Abstract

Data cable installation system for pre-existing facilities includes a cable managing housing, a compressed air connection associated with the housing and a compressed air pressure directing chamber formed within the housing. A cable directing tube also associated with the system includes a cable receiving port extending through the cable managing housing past the compressed air pressure directing chamber into a data conduit interface. The data conduit interface is associated with the cable directing tube and has a larger diameter than the cable directing tube adapted to form a sealed connection with a data conduit having a diameter similar to the data conduit interface. During use, data cable is passed trough the data conduit when it is first inserted into the cable receiving port and manually feed into the cable managing housing. The air directing chamber causes compressed air pressure to assist movement of the data cable into the data conduit through the cable directing tube.

1 . A data cable installation system for pre-existing facilities, comprising: 
 a cable managing housing including a compressed air connection and having a compressed air pressure directing chamber formed therein;    at least one cable directing tube including at least one cable receiving port, said at least one cable directing tube extending through the cable managing housing past the compressed air pressure directing chamber into a data conduit interface; and    a data conduit interface having a larger diameter than the cable directing tube and adapted to form a sealed connection with a data conduit having a diameter similar to the data conduit interface;    wherein data cable is passed trough the data conduit when it is first inserted into the cable receiving port and manually feed into the cable managing housing wherein the air directing chamber causes compressed air pressure to assist movement of the data cable into the data conduit through the cable directing tube.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data conduit interface is adapted to interface with flexible plastic data conduit bearing an internal diameter of at least ⅛ inch.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data conduit interface is adapted to interface with flexible plastic data conduit bearing an internal diameter of less than ½ inch.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a compressed air source coupled to the cable managing housing providing compressed air to the air pressure directing chamber.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the data conduit interface is adapted to interface with flexible plastic data conduit bearing an internal diameter of less than ½ inch and at least ⅛ inch.  
   
   
       6 . A method for installing data cable in a pre-existing environment, comprising the steps of: 
 install flexible plastic conduit within concealed voids of the pre-existing environment between optical interfaces associated with data equipment;    couple the data cable interface associated with a cable directing tube of an air blown data transmission cable installation system to one end of the flexible plastic conduit;    manually feed a data cable into the air blown data transmission cable installation system while the air blown data transmission cable installation system is receiving compressed air directed through the air blown data transmission cable installation system through the cable directing tube into the flexible plastic conduit;    wherein the data cable is assisted through the flexible plastic conduit while it is manually fed through the air blown data transmission cable installation system because of the compressed air being directed through air blown data transmission cable installation system, the cable directing tube and into the flexible plastic conduit.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the flexible plastic conduit is installed within concealed voids of the pre-existing environment between optical interfaces associated with data equipment using a fish tape, wherein the fish tape is used to pull the plastic data conduit through the concealed voids.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the concealed voids of the pre-existing environment are the inner tubal passages of pre-existing electrical conduit.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the flexible plastic data conduit is installed in an existing facility and wherein the concealed voids include at least one of: spaces within walls, crawl space, and attics associated with a pre-existing environment.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the pre-existing environment is electrical conduit existing within a facility.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the pre-existing environment is electrical conduit existing between a facility and pre-existing optical data transmission equipment.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the pre-existing environment is electrical conduit existing between a facility and pre-existing optical data transmission equipment.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the data conduit interface is adapted to interface with flexible plastic data conduit bearing a larger internal diameter than the outer diameter of the data cable.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the flexible plastic data conduit has at least a ¼ inch internal diameter.  
   
   
       15 . A method for installing data cable in a pre-existing environment, comprising the steps of: 
 install flexible plastic conduit within pre-existing electrical conduit located between optical interfaces associated with data equipment;    couple the data cable interface associated with a cable directing tube of an air blown data transmission cable installation system to one end of the flexible plastic conduit;    manually feed a data cable into the air blown data transmission cable installation system while the air blown data transmission cable installation system is receiving compressed air directed through the air blown data transmission cable installation system through the cable directing tube into the flexible plastic conduit;    wherein the data cable is assisted through the flexible plastic conduit while it is manually fed through the air blown data transmission cable installation system because of the compressed air being directed through air blown data transmission cable installation system, the cable directing tube and into the flexible plastic conduit.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the flexible plastic conduit is installed within the pre-electrical conduit using a fish tape, wherein the fish tape is used to pull the plastic data conduit through the pre-existing electrical conduit.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the concealed voids of the pre-existing environment are the inner tubal passages of pre-existing electrical conduit.