Cable assembly

Claim 1

A FLEXIBLE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING AN ARTICLE, SUCH AS A TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, WITH RESPECT TO A FIXED MEMBER, SUCH AS A WALL OF A TELEPHONE BOOTH, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CABLE HAVING FLEXIBLE CORE, A SHEATH OF FLEXIBLE COATING MATERIAL ENCASING AND ENGAGING SAID CORE ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE CORE, FIRST SECURING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID FIXED MEMBER AND HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN LOOSELY RECEIVING ONE END OF SAID COATED CORE TO PERMIT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CABLE AND SAID FIRST SECURING MEANS, SECOND SECURING MEANS INCLUDING A SEIVEL ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID ARTICLE, SAID SECOND SECURING MEANS HAVING A CIRCULAR OPENING THEREIN LOOSELY RECEIVING THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID COATED CORE, AND A BALL ELEMENT FIXEDLY MOUNTED UPON EACH END OF SAID COATED CORE IN GRIPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHEATH AND BEING ENGAGEABLE RESPECTIVELY WITH PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SECURING MEANS DEFINING SAID OPENINGS FOR PREVENTING WITHDRAWAL OF THE RESPECTIVE WITH PORTIONS SAID COATED CORE FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND SECURING MEANS, SAID CIRCULAR OPENING BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGER THAN THE END PORTION OF THE CABLE RECEIVED THEREIN TO AS TO PERMIT RELATIVE UNIVERSAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND SAID SECOND SECURING MEANS.