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Control cable attachment assembly
Assignee: Rostra Precision Controls Inc
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Filing: 1985-07-22
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Granted: 1987-02-17
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Expires: 2005-07-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention concerns a control cable attachment assembly for adjustably supporting one end of a flexible control cable relative to an associated support member. The control cable includes an outer casing having a wire cable slidably mounted therein. One end of the outer casing is provided with an externally threaded portion. A snap-in adapter element includes an aperture for slidably receiving the externally threaded end of the cable casing. The snap-in adapter element can be snapped into a cooperating mounting hole provided on an associate support member. An adjusting nut is threadably mounted on the cable casing adjacent one end of the adapter for locating the cable housing in a predetermined fixed position relative to the support member, and a resilient rubber retaining ring is mounted on the threaded cable casing on the opposite side of the adapter element for maintaining the adapter element in its selected position.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack E. Swoveland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:00
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C1/00; F16C1/10; F16C1/22; F16C1/226; F16C1/26; F16C1/262; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20396; Y10T74/20402; Y10T74/20408; Y10T74/2042; Y10T74/20426
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A control cable attachment assembly comprising: a control cable having an outer casing surrounding a relatively movable cable element, one end of said outer casing provided with an externally threaded portion; an adapter element having an aperture formed therein for slidably receiving the externally threaded end of said cable casing; means for non-rotatably and latchingly securing said adapter element relative to a support member; an adjusting nut threadably mounted on the externally threaded end of said cable casing adjacent one end of said adapter element for adjustably positioning said cable casing in a predetermined position relative to the support member; and means for maintaining said adapter element adjacent said adjusting nut.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A control cable attachment assembly comprising: a control cable having an outer casing surrounding a relatively movable cable element, one end of said outer casing provided with an externally threaded portion; an adapter element having an aperture formed therein for slidably receiving the externally threaded end of said cable casing; means for non-rotatably and latchingly securing said adapter element relative to a support member; an adjusting nut threadably mounted on the externally threaded end of said cable casing adjacent one end of said adapter element for adjustably positioning said cable casing in a predetermined position relative to the support member; and means for maintaining said adapter element adjacent said adjusting nut.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The control cable attachment assembly according to claim 1 wherein said means for maintaining is mounted on said cable casing adjacent the end of said adapter element which is opposite said adjusting nut.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The control cable attachment assembly according to claim 2 wherein said means for maintaining is an unthreaded elastomeric retainer frictionally held about the externally threaded end of said cable casing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
132 words
A control cable attachment assembly comprising: a control cable having an outer casing surrounding a relatively movable cable element, one end of said outer casing provided with an externally threaded portion; an adapter element having an aperture formed therein for slidably receiving the externally threaded end of said cable casing, said adapter element being insertable into a cooperating mounting hole provided in a support member, said adapter element including means for non-rotatably and latchingly retaining said adapter element within the hole in the support member; an adjusting nut threadably mounted on the externally threaded end of said cable casing adjacent one end of said adapter element for adjustably positioning said cable casing in a predetermined position relative to the support member; and means for maintaining said adapter element adjacent said adjusting nut.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
132 words
A control cable attachment assembly comprising: a control cable having an outer casing surrounding a relatively movable cable element, one end of said outer casing provided with an externally threaded portion; an adapter element having an aperture formed therein for slidably receiving the externally threaded end of said cable casing, said adapter element being insertable into a cooperating mounting hole provided in a support member, said adapter element including means for non-rotatably and latchingly retaining said adapter element within the hole in the support member; an adjusting nut threadably mounted on the externally threaded end of said cable casing adjacent one end of said adapter element for adjustably positioning said cable casing in a predetermined position relative to the support member; and means for maintaining said adapter element adjacent said adjusting nut.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The control cable attachment assembly according to claim 4 wherein said means for maintaining is mounted on said cable casing adjacent the end of said adapter element opposite said adjusting nut.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The control cable attachment assembly according to claim 5 wherein said means for maintaining is an unthreaded elastomeric retainer frictionally held about the externally threaded end of said cable casing.
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