Cable system for attaching cables between two structures
OwnerDaniel J. Smitchkoinventor
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Abstract
A connecting assembly for connecting a cable end of a wire rope to a structure. Each connecting assembly includes a structure attachment interface and cable end attachment interface. The structure attachment interface is adapted to mount to the structure at a point on the structure without the connecting assembly exiting the structure at any other point on the structure. The cable end attachment interface is adapted to mount the cable end to the connecting assembly.
Claims9
A connecting assembly for connecting a cable end of a wire rope to a structure, comprising:
- a structure attachment interface adapted to mount to the structure at a point on the structure without said connecting assembly exiting the structure at any other point on the structure;
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- a cable end attachment interface adapted to mount the cable end to the connecting assembly wherein the cable end attachment interface is a toggle retainer comprising:
- two legs, said two legs forming a toggle slot;
- a toggle, said toggle rotatably connected between said legs;
- a toggle stop slot between said two legs, said toggle stop being shorter in length than said toggle slot;
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- a rubber plug, said rubber plug installed in said toggle retainer between said legs in a area of said toggle slot and said rubber plug is flexible such that pressure against a surface of said rubber plug at a point of contact allows deformation of said rubber plug at said point of contact.
A connecting assembly for connecting a cable end of a wire rope to a structure, comprising:
- a structure attachment interface adapted to mount to the structure at a point on the structure without said connecting assembly exiting the structure at any other point on the structure;
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- a cable end attachment interface adapted to mount the cable end to the connecting assembly further including a gripping body, a wedge, a wedge spring, grip washer, screw body, screw, and plunger, said gripping body includes a cap end and a screw body end, said gripping body includes a wire hole in the cap end to receive a wire rope and a screw body channel that is accessible using an opening in said screw body end, said screw body channel includes a wedge section, spring section and threaded section, said wedge section is near said cap end and increases in width from said cap end towards said screw body end, said spring section receives said grip washer and said spring from said opening in the screw body end, said screw body includes a threaded end and a screw hole end, said wedge reduces in width from top to bottom of said wedge so that said wedge fits into said wedge section, said threaded end of said screw body threads into said threaded section of the gripping body, said plunger when installed in said screw body will engage said spring as said threaded end moves into said gripping body to put tension on said spring, said screw end includes a screw hole to receive said screw by way of a screw channel in said screw body, said screw hole includes a mating shape surface about said screw hole inside said swivel body end, said screw includes a mating shaped head that engages said mating shape surface so that said screw and said screw body interlock with each other, so said gripping body and said screw rotate together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.