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US 2013/0091673 A1Published application
Cable adjusting device
OwnerHenry N. Raymondinventor
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Abstract
Cable adjusting devices are presented including: a base plate; a pair of walls connected with the base plate along a top surface, where each of the pair of walls includes an outer surface and an inner surface, where the inner surfaces of the pair of walls form a v-groove, and where the inner surfaces include, a number of gripping ridge pairs, and a locking ridge pair disposed alongside one end of the number of gripping ridge pairs at the distal end of the base plate; a keeper bar extending between the pair of walls at the proximal end of the base plate; and an attachment point disposed along the bottom surface of the base plate along at least the distal end or the proximal end.
Claims19
A cable adjusting device comprising:
- a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a distal end and a proximal end;
- a pair of walls connected with the base plate along the top surface, wherein the pair of walls each extend away from the top surface and are disposed along opposite edges of the base plate, wherein
- each of the pair of walls includes an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surfaces of the pair of walls form a v-groove, and wherein the inner surfaces include,
- a plurality of gripping ridge pairs, wherein the gripping ridge pairs extend from the top surface of the base plate toward the distal end of the base plate at a rake angle with respect to the base plate, and
- a locking ridge pair disposed alongside one end of the plurality of gripping ridge pairs at the distal end of the base plate;
- a keeper bar extending between the pair of walls at the proximal end of the base plate, the keeper bar connecting the pair of walls such that an opening is formed between the keeper bar and the top surface of the base plate;
- and
- an attachment point disposed along the bottom surface of the base plate along at least the distal end or the proximal end.
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A cable adjusting device comprising:
- a cable having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a distal end and a proximal end;
- a pair of walls connected with the base plate along the top surface, wherein the pair of walls each extend away from the top surface and are disposed along opposite edges of the base plate, wherein
- each of the pair of walls includes an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surfaces include,
- a plurality of gripping ridge pairs for gripping the cable, wherein the gripping ridge pairs extend from the top surface of the base plate toward the distal end of the base plate at a rake angle with respect to the base plate, and
- a locking ridge pair disposed alongside one end of the plurality of gripping ridge pairs at the distal end of the base plate for locking the cable in a desired position, wherein the inner surfaces of the pair of walls form a v-groove;
- a keeper bar extending between the pair of walls at the proximal end of the base plate, the keeper bar connecting the pair of walls such that an opening is formed between the keeper bar and the top surface of the base plate, the opening configured to receive the proximal end of the cable;
- and
- an attachment point disposed along the bottom surface of the base plate along at least the distal end or the proximal end of the base plate.
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A method of utilizing a cable adjusting device comprising:
- receiving a first end of a cable into the cable adjusting device, wherein the cable adjusting device includes,
- a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a distal end and a proximal end,
- a pair of walls connected with the base plate along the top surface, wherein the pair of walls each extend away from the top surface and are disposed along opposite edges of the base plate, wherein
- each of the pair of walls includes an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein
- the inner surfaces include,
- a plurality of gripping ridge pairs for gripping the cable, wherein the gripping ridge pairs extend from the top surface of the base plate toward the distal end of the base plate at a rake angle with respect to the base plate, and
- at least one locking ridge pair disposed alongside one end of the plurality of gripping ridge pairs at the distal end of the base plate for locking the cable in a desired position, wherein the inner surfaces of the pair of walls form a v-groove,
- a keeper bar extending between the pair of walls at the proximal end of the base plate, the keeper bar connecting the pair of walls such that an opening is formed between the keeper bar and the top surface of the base plate, the opening configured to receive the cable, and
- an attachment point disposed along the bottom surface of the base plate along at least the distal end or the proximal end;
- attaching the cable adjusting device to a first anchor point;
- tensioning the cable by drawing the cable through the opening;
- and
- temporarily securing the cable by pulling the cable into the v-groove across the gripping ridge pairs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.