Anchor system with integrated cable pin
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorBradley J. Lee
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Abstract
An anchor system for securing a lift cable to a movable barrier comprises a pin couplable to the lift cable and a bracket attachable to the movable barrier. The bracket comprises a first wall having a first hole, a second wall spaced from the first wall to receive the lift cable therebetween, the second wall having a second hole, the first hole and the second hole aligned and configured to receive the pin, and a first portion of a third wall extending obliquely relative to the first wall. The anchor system also comprises a guide lock shaped to fit at least partially within the bracket, and movable relative to the bracket between a position where the lift cable is couplable to the pin and a position where the lift cable is uncouplable from the pin, the guide lock being configured to displace the pin.
Claims18
An anchor system for securing a lift cable to a movable barrier, comprising:
- a pin couplable to the lift cable;
- a bracket attachable to the movable barrier, the bracket comprising:
- a first wall having a first hole;
- a second wall spaced from the first wall to receive the lift cable therebetween, the second wall having a second hole, the first hole and the second hole aligned and configured to receive the pin;
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- a first portion of a third wall extending obliquely relative to the first wall;
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- a guide lock shaped to fit at least partially within the bracket, and movable relative to the bracket between a position where the lift cable is couplable to the pin and a position where the lift cable is uncouplable from the pin, the guide lock being configured to displace the pin, wherein the pin is removably couplable to the guide lock.
An anchor system for securing a lift cable to a movable barrier, comprising:
- a pin couplable to the lift cable;
- a bracket attachable to the movable barrier, the bracket comprising:
- a first wall having a first hole;
- a second wall spaced from the first wall to receive the lift cable therebetween, the second wall having a second hole, the first hole and the second hole aligned and configured to receive the pin;
- a first portion of a third wall extending obliquely relative to the first wall;
- a fourth wall having a fourth hole;
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- a fifth wall spaced from the fourth wall to receive the lift cable therebetween, the fifth wall having a fifth hole, the fourth hole and the fifth hole aligned and configured to receive the pin couplable to the lift cable;
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- a guide lock shaped to fit at least partially within the bracket, and movable relative to the bracket between a position where the lift cable is couplable to the pin and a position where the lift cable is uncouplable from the pin, the guide lock being configured to displace the pin.
A movable barrier system having a barrier movable by a lift cable, comprising:
- a rail extending horizontally with respect to the barrier, the rail having a first inner cavity at a first end of the rail and a second inner cavity at a second end of the rail;
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- an anchor system configured to be positioned at least partially in the first or second inner cavity, comprising:
- a bracket comprising:
- a first wall having a first hole;
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- a first flange extending from the first wall and having a first flange hole, the first hole and the first flange hole spaced by a first separation;
- a guide lock configured to be positioned at least partially in the bracket;
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- a pin configured to be positioned at least partially in the guide lock.
A method for installing or uninstalling a lift cable of a movable barrier system using an anchor system, comprising:
- positioning the anchor system in an inner cavity of a rail of the movable barrier system, the anchor system comprising:
- a bracket comprising a first wall having a first hole and a second wall extending from the first wall and having a second hole;
- a guide lock positioned at least partially within the bracket;
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- a pin positioned in the guide lock;
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- moving the guide lock to extend or retract the pin through the first hole, through a loop of a lift cable disposed between the first wall and the second wall, and through the second hole to install or uninstall the lift cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.