Single mount tensioner and wire attachment system
AssigneeSuncor Stainless, Inc.
InventorsJames Storrer, Patrick Striebel
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Abstract
A tensioning wire attachment system includes a tensioning device, which includes a first collar connectable to a threaded stud. The threaded stud is connectable to a mounting base via a tubular body. The mounting base includes a mounting base aperture. The system also includes a first gripping wedge secured within the first collar via an inside thread of the first collar. The first gripping wedge secures a first wire. The system also includes a single point mounting collar. The mounting collar is configured for rotational movement of the tubular body within via a notch provided in an end of the tubular body. The mounting collar is configured for threading attachment to the mounting base via the mounting base aperture.
Claims20
A tensioner and wire attachment system comprising:
- a tensioning device, including:
- a first collar connectable to a threaded stud, wherein the threaded stud is connectable to a mounting base via a tubular body, wherein the mounting base includes a mounting base aperture;
- a first gripping wedge secured within the first collar via an inside thread of the first collar, wherein the first gripping wedge secures a first wire;
- and
- a single point mounting collar, wherein the mounting collar is configured for rotational movement of the tubular body via a groove in the collar, wherein the mounting collar is configured for threading attachment to the mounting base via the mounting base aperture.
A tensioner and wire attachment system comprising:
- a tensioning device, including:
- a collar connectable to a threaded stud, wherein the threaded stud is connectable to a mounting base via a tubular body, wherein the mounting base includes a mounting base aperture;
- a mounting collar, wherein the mounting collar is configured for rotational movement of the tubular body within via a swivel provided in an end of the tubular body, wherein the mounting collar is configured for threading attachment to the mounting base;
- and
- a gripping wedge secured within the collar via an inside thread of the collar, wherein the gripping wedge secures a wire,
- wherein the threaded stud connects the collar, gripping wedge, and wire via a washer and a wedge,
- wherein the threaded stud includes a flat and/or hexed shoulder, an external thread, and a threaded end,
- wherein the external thread allows attachment to the collar,
- wherein the threaded end allows attachment to a tubular body and a locking nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.