Cable guide having a signaling instrument
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1. A cable guide configured to guide a cable of a mobile machine along a worksite during operation, the cable guide comprising:
- a supporting body configured to engage the worksite;
a guide member mounted on the supporting body, the guide member configured to direct the cable in a fixed travel path in response to movement by the mobile machine; and
an electronic signaling instrument engaged with the guide member and configured to transmit an electronic signal indicative of a location of the cable guide.
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Abstract
A cable guide for a mobile machine is disclosed. The cable guide includes a supporting body, a guide member, and an electronic signaling instrument. The supporting body is configured to engage a worksite. The guide member is mounted on the supporting body and is configured to direct the cable in a fixed travel path in response to movement by the mobile machine. The electronic signaling instrument is engaged with the guide member and is configured to transmit an electronic signal indicative of a location of the cable guide.
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1. A cable guide configured to guide a cable of a mobile machine along a worksite during operation, the cable guide comprising:
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a supporting body configured to engage the worksite; a guide member mounted on the supporting body, the guide member configured to direct the cable in a fixed travel path in response to movement by the mobile machine; and an electronic signaling instrument engaged with the guide member and configured to transmit an electronic signal indicative of a location of the cable guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for avoiding a cable tethered from a mobile machine along a worksite via a cable guide, the cable guide including a supporting body, a guide member mounted on the supporting body, and an electronic signaling instrument associated with the guide member, the method comprising:
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engaging the supporting body with the worksite; engaging the cable with the guide member; directing the cable in a fixed travel path in response to movement by the mobile machine; and transmitting an electronic signal based on a location of the cable guide. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile machine system, comprising:
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a set of cables engaged with and tethered from a mobile machine; a plurality of cable guides configured to guide the set of cables along a worksite during operation of the mobile machine, each cable guide comprising; a supporting body configured to engage the worksite; a guide member mounted on the supporting body, the guide member configured to direct the cable in a fixed travel path in response to movement by the mobile machine; and an electronic signaling instrument engaged with the guide member and configured to transmit an electronic signal based on a location of the cable guide; and at least one vehicle configured to travel in and out of the worksite. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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