Adjustable cable strand end fitting

Claim 2

A motion control assembly comprising: a conduit fixed relative to movement and a strand extending through said circuit and moveable relative to said conduit; a strand end fitting removably fixed to a movable member and receiving one end of said strand, whereby movement of the other end of the strand moves the strand end fitting and moveable member; and said strand end fitting comprising a housing attached to the moveable member and having means forming a passageway with a plurality of internal threads therealong and a rotatable screw member having a plurality of external threads cooperating with said internal threads for adjusting tension in said strand.

Claim 3

A motion control assembly as set forth in claim 1 including means for preventing said strand from exiting said passageway.

Claim 4

A motion control assembly comprising: a conduit fixed relative to movement and a strand extending through said conduit and moveable relative to said conduit; a strand end fitting removably fixed to a moveable member and receiving one end of said strand, whereby movement of the other end of the strand moves the strand end fitting and moveable member; said strand end fitting comprising a housing attached to the moveable member and a rotatable screw member cooperating with said housing and having means forming a first passageway extending therethrough, said strands extending through said first passageway; means for preventing said strand from exiting said first passageway; said housing including means forming a second passageway extending therethrough; and wherein said strand end fitting including a plurality of first threads partially along said second passageway of said housing and a plurality of second threads along said rotatable screw member, said first and second threads being engageable with each other for adjusting tension in said strand.

Claim 5

A motion control assembly comprising: a conduit fixed relative to movement and a strand extending through said conduit and moveable relative to said conduit; a strand end fitting removably fixed to a moveable member and receiving one end of said strand, whereby movement of the other end of the strand moves the strand end fitting and moveable member; said strand end fitting comprising a housing attached to the moveable member and a rotatable screw member cooperating with said housing and having means forming a first passageway extending therethrough, said strands extending through said first passageway; means for preventing said strand from exiting said first passageway; said housing including means forming a second passageway extending therethrough; and wherein said strand end fitting including a plurality of first threads partially along said second passageway of said housing and a plurality of second threads along said rotatable screw member, said first and second threads being engageable with each other for adjusting tension in said strand.

Claim 6

A motion control assembly comprising: a conduit fixed relative to movement and a strand extending through said conduit and moveable relative to said conduit; a strand end fitting removeably fixed to a moveable member and receiving one end of said strand, whereby movement of the other end of the strand moves the strand end fitting and moveable member; said strand end fitting comprising a housing attached to the moveable member and a rotatable screw member cooperating with said housing and having means forming a first passageway extending therethrough, said strand extending through said first passageway; means for preventing said strand from exiting said first passageway; said housing including means forming a second passageway extending therethrough; said strand end fitting including a plurality of first threads partially along said second passageway of said housing and a plurality of second threads along said rotatable screw member, said first and second threads being engageable with each other for adjusting tension in said strand; means for resisting rotation of said rotatable screw member relative to said housing; and wherein said resisting means comprises a pair of opposed grooves extending longitudinally along said rotatable screw member and a finger extending longitudinally from said housing and having a projection engageable with at least one of said grooves.

Claim 7

A motion control assembly comprising: a conduit fixed relative to movement and a strand extending through said conduit and moveable relative to said conduit; a strand end fitting removeably fixed to a moveable member and receiving one end of said strand, whereby movement of the other end of the strand moves the strand end fitting and moveable member; said strand end fitting comprising a housing attached to the moveable member and a rotatable screw member cooperating with said housing and having means forming a first passageway extending therethrough, said strand extending through said first passageway; means for preventing said strand from exiting said first passageway; said housing including means forming a second passageway extending therethrough; said strand end fitting including a plurality of first threads partially along said second passageway of said housing and a plurality of second threads along said rotatable screw member, said first and second threads being engageable with each other for adjusting tension in said strand; means for resisting rotation of said rotatable screw member relative to said housing; and wherein said resisting means comprises a pair of opposed grooves extending longitudinally along said rotatable screw member and a finger extending longitudinally from said housing and having a projection engageable with at least one of said grooves.