Protectoin assembly for elongate flexible member and method of installation of such member
OwnerGary Ritchie-Blandinventor
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Abstract
A mechanical latch (14) for preventing damage to a cable passing through an aperture is disclosed. The mechanical latch comprises a housing (42) adapted to be inserted into an aperture in a first direction and having an internal bore (43) for allowing movement of a cable therethrough. Latch fingers (46) protrude from the housing for engaging an edge of the aperture to prevent removal of the housing from the aperture in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, after insertion of the housing into the aperture in said the direction, to prevent the cable from engaging the edge of the aperture.
Claims24
A protection device for preventing damage to an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture, the device comprising:-
- a body adapted to be inserted into an aperture in a first direction and having an internal passageway for allowing movement of an elongate flexible member therethrough;
- and
- at least one latching device on said body for engaging an edge of the aperture to prevent removal of the body from the aperture in a second direction, opposite to said first direction, after insertion of said body into said aperture in said first direction, to prevent the elongate flexible member from engaging the edge of the aperture.
A bend limiting device for resisting bending of an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture, the device comprising:-
- an elongate flexible body adapted to pass through an aperture and having an internal passageway for allowing movement of an elongate flexible member therethrough;
- and
- at least one attachment device adjacent a first end of said body for enabling attachment of a pulling member thereto to enable pulling of the device through an aperture.
A protection assembly for an elongate flexible member, the assembly comprising:-
- protection device for preventing damage to an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture, the protection device comprising:-
- a body adapted to be inserted into an aperture in a first direction and having an internal passageway for allowing movement of an elongate flexible member therethrough;
- and
- at least one latching device on said body for engaging an edge of the aperture to prevent removal of the body from the aperture in a second direction, opposite to said first direction, after insertion of said body into said aperture in said first direction, to prevent the elongate flexible member from engaging the edge of the aperture
- a first bend limiting device for resisting bending of an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture, the bend limiting device comprising:-
- an elongate flexible body adapted to pass through an aperture and having an internal passageway for allowing movement of an elongate flexible member therethrough;
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- at least one attachment device adjacent a first end of said body for enabling attachment of a pulling member thereto to enable pulling of the device through an aperture, and adapted to be mounted to a first end of the protection device.
A method of inserting an elongate flexible member into an aperture, the method comprising:- attaching a pulling member to to at least one attachment device of a bend limiting device for resisting bending of an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture, the device comprising:-
- an elongate flexible body adapted to pass through an aperture and having an internal passageway for allowing movement of an elongate flexible member therethrough;
- and
- at least one attachment device adjacent a first end of said body for enabling attachment of a pulling member thereto to enable pulling of the device through an aperture, wherein an elongate flexible member is mounted adjacent a first end of said bend limiting device such that said protection assembly is located adjacent a first end of said elongate flexible member and said pulling member extends through an aperture,
- pulling, by means of said pulling member, the protection assembly in a first direction to cause the protection device of said protection assembly to engage an edge of the aperture;
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- pulling the elongate flexible member through said protection assembly in said first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.