System and Method for a Practical Synthetic Fiber Tension Member to Rod Connection
OwnerRichard V. Campbellinventor
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Abstract
A method and system for creating a hybrid tensile member combining a synthetic fiber cable and a rigid rod. An anchor is attached to one or more ends of the synthetic cable. The anchor is used to connect an end of the fiber cable to a length of conventional rod, preferably through the use of a swaging operation. Each rod segment includes a standard end feature on its free end—such as a threaded shaft or J-bend. The hybrid assembly can preferably be retrofitted to applications that now use a conventional rod.
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A method for creating a hybrid assembly of a rod segment and a flexible synthetic tensile member, comprising:
- (a) providing a rod segment having a first rod end and a second rod end, with said second rod end including a standard end feature;
- (b) providing said synthetic tensile member, said synthetic tensile member having a synthetic tensile member end;
- (c) providing an anchor, including,
- (i) a proximal region,
- (ii) a distal region,
- (iii) an extended distal wall,
- (iv) a cavity enclosed by said extended distal wall;
- (d) connecting said anchor to said synthetic tensile member end of said synthetic tensile member;
- (e) placing said first rod end within said cavity enclosed by said extended distal wall;
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- (f) swaging said extended distal wall inward against said first rod end in order to connect said anchor to said rod segment.
A method for creating a hybrid assembly of a rod segment and a flexible synthetic tensile member, comprising:
- (a) providing a rod segment having a first rod end and a second rod end, with said second rod end including a standard end feature;
- (b) providing said synthetic tensile member, said synthetic tensile member having a synthetic tensile member end;
- (c) providing an anchor, including an extended distal wall and a cavity;
- (d) connecting said anchor to said synthetic tensile member end of said synthetic tensile member;
- (e) placing said first rod end within said cavity;
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- (f) swaging said extended distal wall inward against said first rod end in order to connect said anchor to said rod segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.