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US 2004/0168857 A1Published application
Self-lubrication cable assemblies
OwnerYung-Pin Kuoinventor
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Abstract
A self-lubrication cable assembly includes a cable with a sheath mounted thereto and an end cap is connected to an end of the sheath. The end cap has a chamber defined therein and a plurality of lubrication rings are received in the chamber and mounted to the cable which extends through the end cap. A hole is defined radially through a wall of the end cap and communicates with the chamber. A protection sleeve is movably mounted to the end cap and covers the hole.
Claims3
A self-lubrication cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable with a sheath 64 mounted thereto;
- an end cap connected to an end of the sheath and having a passage defined therethrough, the cable extending through the passage, a chamber defined in the end cap and sharing a common axis with the passage, a plurality of lubrication rings received in the chamber and mounted to the cable, a hole defined radially through a wall of the end cap and communicating with the chamber, and
- a protection sleeve movably mounted to the end cap and covering the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.