Wire attachment

Abstract

Wire attachment (1) for a sheathed wire (20) including a wire (21) and a sheath (22) coaxially surrounding the wire, the wire attachment (1) comprising: a housing (2); an axial bore (10) inside the housing including an opening (10a) adapted to receive the sheathed wire (20); a spool (5) slidably arranged inside the bore (10), the spool being adapted to receive the wire (21) and comprises an engagement member (6) for fixedly engaging the wire (21), such that any longitudinal movement of the wire (21) will be transmitted to the spool (5); a sheath attachment member (3) for fixing the sheath (22) to the wire attachment (1) inside the axial bore (10) at a distance from the receiving bore (10), such that the spool (5) and the wire (21) is free to move axially with respect to the sheath (22). Further, the sheath attachment member (3) is arranged to exert a substantially radial pressure onto the surface of the sheath (22), such that it may be attached essentially without disturbing the axial position of the sheath (22). The invention also relates to a method of attaching a sheathed wire (20).

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