Patent · US Expired

Device for attaching to a wall the end of a sheath in which a control cable is slidably received

US4549709A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
9References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1982
Grant dateOct 29, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20408
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device (210) for attaching to a wall (212) the end (214) of a sheath (216), in which a control cable (218) is slidably received, comprising a sheath end fitting (211) associated with said end and designed to be received in an aperture (220) provided in said wall, said sheath end being slidably received in an inner bore (226) of the end fitting, the latter being provided with locking means (230) for fixing the end of the sheath axially with respect to the end fitting after installation of the control cable, characterized in that it comprises an adjustment spring (56) bearing on said end fitting and urging said sheath end resiliently away from said wall when the cable is installed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.