US4570465A
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Plural branch locking cable
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-05-14
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2004-05-14
Abstract
Abstract Plural branch locking cable comprising main cable with distal end including cable stop for being held inside shell of article being secured, and crimp element on cable at exterior of shell of article being secured. Plural auxiliary cables having distal ends fitted with respective cable stops and each secured to respective article. Proximal end of each auxiliary cable held in a freely slidable, rotatable manner to main cable. Lock on proximal end of main cable for secure attachment to fixed object.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony B. Bennett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:11
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B73/00; E05B73/0005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/40; Y10T70/402; Y10T70/409; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5009; Y10T70/5611; Y10T70/5854; Y10T70/5867; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7441; Y10T70/7486; Y10T70/7508; Y10T70/7559; Y10T70/7661
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
307 words
A plural branch locking cable means comprising: a main cable having a distal end and a proximal end; a cable stop positioned at the distal end of the main cable for being disposed at the distal side of a part of an article to be secured, whereby when the cable is passed through an opening in the part of the article and the cable is moved to move the cable stop against the side of the part of the article facing toward the distal end of the cable, the cable stop thereafter prevents extraction of the cable from the opening in the part of the article; locking means at the proximal end of the main cable for locking the proximal end of the main cable to a support, whereby the main cable is anchored to the support; an auxiliary cable having a distal end for attachment to another article and a proximal end for attachment to the main cable; an auxiliary cable stop positioned at the distal end of the auxiliary cable for being disposed at the distal side of a part of an article to be secured, whereby when the auxiliary cable is passed through an opening in the part of the article to be secured by the auxiliary cable and the auxiliary cable is moved to move the auxiliary cable stop against the side of the part of the article facing toward the distal end of the auxiliary cable, the auxiliary cable stop thereafter prevents extraction of the auxiliary cable from the opening in the part of the article; auxiliary cable attachment means at the proximal end of the auxiliary cable for attaching the proximal end of the auxiliary cable at the main cable and for permitting the position of the proximal end of the auxiliary cable along the main cable to be freely adjustable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
307 words
A plural branch locking cable means comprising: a main cable having a distal end and a proximal end; a cable stop positioned at the distal end of the main cable for being disposed at the distal side of a part of an article to be secured, whereby when the cable is passed through an opening in the part of the article and the cable is moved to move the cable stop against the side of the part of the article facing toward the distal end of the cable, the cable stop thereafter prevents extraction of the cable from the opening in the part of the article; locking means at the proximal end of the main cable for locking the proximal end of the main cable to a support, whereby the main cable is anchored to the support; an auxiliary cable having a distal end for attachment to another article and a proximal end for attachment to the main cable; an auxiliary cable stop positioned at the distal end of the auxiliary cable for being disposed at the distal side of a part of an article to be secured, whereby when the auxiliary cable is passed through an opening in the part of the article to be secured by the auxiliary cable and the auxiliary cable is moved to move the auxiliary cable stop against the side of the part of the article facing toward the distal end of the auxiliary cable, the auxiliary cable stop thereafter prevents extraction of the auxiliary cable from the opening in the part of the article; auxiliary cable attachment means at the proximal end of the auxiliary cable for attaching the proximal end of the auxiliary cable at the main cable and for permitting the position of the proximal end of the auxiliary cable along the main cable to be freely adjustable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
102 words
The locking cable means of claim 1, further comprising a respective crimp element at at least one of the main and auxiliary cables and disposed at that side of the part of the article being secured by the respective cable which is away from the respective cable stop on that cable; the crimp element is crimpable on the respective cable and also includes means for engaging that side of the part of the article which is opposite the side of the part which is engaged by the respective cable stop for holding the respective cable stop at the panel of the article.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The locking cable means of claim 1, wherein the attachment means for the auxiliary cable comprises an annular element around the cable including an opening through the annular element sized to permit the annular element to be freely moved along the main cable, and a connection between the auxiliary cable and the annular element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The locking cable means of claim 3, wherein the connection between the auxiliary cable and the annular element therefor at the main cable comprises a swivel connection, and the annular element also being freely movable to rotate around the main cable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The locking cable means of claim 1, wherein the locking means at the proximal end of the main cable comprises a collar securable to the proximal end of the main cable and securement means for securing the collar to the main cable; and access prevention means for preventing access to the securement means on the collar of the main cable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
The locking cable means of claim 5 wherein the access prevention means comprises a hollow cylinder on the main cable and having a hollow into which the collar and the collar securement means may be moved by moving the cable relative to the hollow cylinder, the access prevention means further comprises a barrel shaped to project into the hollow of the hollow cylinder with the collar disposed therein; the barrel including locking means for removably locking the barrel in the cylinder for preventing access to the collar and its securement means in the cylinder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
145 words
The locking cable means of claim 1, further comprising at least one bracket for at least one of the main and auxilliary cables, the bracket being securable to an article to be attached to the respective cable; the bracket including a section thereof to be attached to the article and including an additional section thereof in which a hole is provided, and that additional section of the bracket serves as the part of the article to which the respective cable is secured; through the opening in the additional section of the bracket the respective cable extends, and the cable stop of the respective cable being at one side of the additional section of the bracket which is at the distal end of the respective cable, while the cable extends through the opening in the additional section and toward the proximal end of the respective cable.
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