Connection for flexible cable and speedometer

Claim 1

A connection for an axially rotating flexible cable and a speedometer comprising: an elongate prism member longitudinally extending from an axially rotating flexible cable, and having outer corners therearound, and an end defined by a conical surface; a rotary shaft to transmit axial rotation of said flexible cable to a speedometer stem section, said rotary shaft being formed with a longitudinal through bore, said bore having an engagement section defined by flat engagement inner walls meeting each other to form inner corners and a receiving section defined by receiving inner wall means continuous from said flat engagement inner walls to facilitate insertion of said elongate member from outside the through bore, said engagement section being sized to provide a sliding fit of the elongate member therewithin, said receiving inner wall means including divergent flat inner walls continuous from the respective flat engagement inner walls, and guide means formed in the receiving section of the longitudinal through bore for guiding said outer corners of the elongate prism member toward said inner corners in case where said elongate prism member is inserted into the longitudinal through bore of the rotary shaft at a misaligned angle, said guide means having ridge means extending toward at least one of said inner corners at angle relative to a longitudinal direction, said ridge means being formed by cutting away at least one of the divergent inner walls, said conical surface of the elongate member being adapted to contact said ridge means.