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US 5,791,021 AGranted
Cable fastener
OwnerLaurence H. Jamesinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable fastening system is disclosed for cinching together first and second opposing cinching members, interconnected via a closed-loop cablecable assembly, or a cable assembly including a discrete-length cable. The cable assembly is cooperable with an anchoring member which maintains the cable assembly in a tensioned state, thereby cinching the first and second cinching members together. The anchoring member includes at least one groove for receiving the cable assembly.
Claims15
An adjustable fastening system, comprising:
- first and second cinching members adapted to be cinched together, said first cinching member including two spaced apart guide members;
- a cable assembly including (i) a discrete length cable including first and second ends each fixedly secured to at least one of the first and second cinching members, the cable sequentially extending from and engaging the second cinching member, the two spaced apart guide members, and returning to and engaging the second cinching member, and (ii) a pull-tab attached to the cable along a portion of the cable extending between the two spaced apart guide members for applying tension to the cable;
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- anchoring means including an anchoring member for anchoring the cable assembly in a tensioned state thereby cinching the first and second cinching members together, said anchoring member opposing the two spaced apart guide members and forming at least one groove adapted to receive the cable assembly, wherein said pull-tab is operable over a length of said anchoring member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.