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US 4,172,676 AGranted
Turnbuckle assembly
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorDonald W. De Chant
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AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorDonald W. De Chant
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An improved turnbuckle assembly comprising a one-piece generally tubular stamped clip and a nut member mounted to a first axial end of said clip for rotative motion relative thereto is provided. The other axial end of said clip is adapted to receive and retain the end of a flexible cable, such as a multi-strand metallic brake cable, having an enlarged ring or sleeve member permanently attached thereto. The improvement comprises providing a multiplicity of axially extending slits in the first axial end of the stamped clip which allows the bearing area for retaining the nut member against axial forces to be increased while permitting relative ease of assembly. Preferably, the bearing areas will comprise circumferentially extending radially raised ribs having a surface thereof extending radially inwardly toward said first axial end of said clip.
An improved turnbuckle assembly of the type comprising a one-piece stamped clip having a generally tubular body and a nut member axially fixed to said body at a first end thereof for rotative motion relative thereto, said nut member having an annular inwardly extending flange at one axial end thereof, the interior diameter of said nut member at said flange being greater than the exterior diameter of said clip, the other end of said clip being adapted to receive and retain an elongated member having a radially enlarged portion adjacent the end thereof received by the clip, the improvement comprising:
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