Flexible conduit with molded end fitting

Claim 1

FLEXIBLE MOTION-TRANSMITTING CONTROL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT OF ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL HAVING AN OUTER SURFACE AND AN INNER BORE, AND AT LEAST ONE WIRE EXTENDING HELICALLY ON A LONG LEAD THROUGH SAID CONDUIT BETWEEN SAID OUTER SURFACE AND BORE THEREOF AND BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID CONDUIT AS THE LATTER IS FLEXED, AN END OF SAID WIRE PROJECTING FROM AN END OF SAID CONDUIT AND BEING BENT RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE AXIS OF THE LATTER; A FLEXIBLE MOTION-TRANSMITTING WIRE CORE ELEMENT SUPPORTED WITHIN AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BORE FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID CONDUIT; AN END FITTING OF ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL MOLDED ABOUT SAID END OF SAID CONDUIT AND SAID END OF SAID WIRE SO AS TO EMBED THE LATTER THEREIN TO FORM A MECHANICAL INTERLOCK THEREBETWEEN TO PREVENT RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT AS SAID CORE ELEMENT IS MOVED RELATIVE TO THE LATTER, SAID FITTING AND MECHANICAL INTERLOCK MAINTAINING SAID CONDUIT SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF RADIAL FORCES WHICH WOULD RADIALLY DEFORM SAID CONDUIT AND SAID BORE AND INTERFERE WITH MOVEMENT OF SAID WIRE AND SAID CORE ELEMENT RELATIVE THERETO, AXIAL LOADS IMPOSED ON SAID WIRE AS SAID CORE ELEMENT IS MOVED WITHIN SAID CONDUIT BEING TRANSMITTED THEREFROM TO SAID FITTING; AND ATTACHMENT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID FITTING AND ATTACHABLE TO A FIXED SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO SECURE SAID END OF SAID CONDUIT THERETO WHILE SAID CORE ELEMENT IS MOVED RELATIVE TO SAID CONDUIT.