Cable tie-off device for cable lifts
OwnerWilliam Goldeninventor
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Abstract
A novel cable-tie off device for cable lifting assemblies (e.g. elevators and boat lifts) is disclosed herein. The device is an elongated member having, in a series, a head portion, a elongated shank portion, and an end portion. Immediately subjacent the head portion is a hole for maintaining the proximal end of a lifting cable therein. The elongated member is designed for engagement within a pair of holes drilled, in registration, through the spool of a winder assembly. When engaged within the spool holes, the elongated member securely maintains the proximal cable end held within the member between the head portion of the member and the outer surface of the spool. A fastener is secured to the end portion of the member to tightly maintain the member within the spool.
Claims18
A cable winder assembly comprising:
- a. a rotatable spool having an outer surface configured to wind and deploy a cable secured thereto;
- b. said spool further having at one end a pair of holes communicating through said outer surface, and wherein said holes are in registration with one another;
- c. a cable tie-off device removably engaged within each of said spool holes, said device comprising, in a series, a head portion, an elongated shank portion, and an end portion, said device further having a hole communicating through said shank portion immediately subjacent said head portion, said device hole configured to receive a proximal end of said cable carried upon said spool such that when said device is engaged within said spool holes and secured therein, said proximal end of said cable is tightly maintained between said head portion and said outer surface of said spool;
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- d. a means for securing said device to said spool.
A cable winder assembly comprising:
- a. a rotatable spool having an outer surface configured to wind and deploy a cable secured thereto;
- b. said spool further having at one end a pair of holes communicating through said outer surface, and wherein said holes are in registration with one another;
- c. a cable tie-off device removably engaged within each of said spool holes, said device comprising, in a series, a head portion, an elongated shank portion, and an end portion, said device further having a hole communicating through said shank portion immediately subjacent said head portion, said device hole configured to receive a proximal end of said cable carried upon said spool such that when said device is engaged within said spool holes, said proximal end of said cable is tightly maintained between said head portion and said outer surface of said spool;
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- d. a fastener secured to said end portion protruding through said spool when said device is engaged therein.
A cable winder assembly comprising:
- a. a rotatable spool configured to wind and deploy a cable secured thereto, said spool having a sleeve inserted over a rotatable shaft;
- b. said spool further having at one end a pair of holes communicating through an outer surface of said sleeve and through said shaft, and wherein said holes are in registration with one another;
- c. a cable tie-off device removably engaged within each of said spool holes, said device comprising, in a series, a head portion, an elongated shank portion, and an end portion, said device further having a hole communicating through said shank portion immediately subjacent said head portion, said device hole configured to receive a proximal end of said cable carried upon said spool such that when said device is engaged within said spool holes, said proximal end of said cable is tightly maintained between said head portion and said outer surface of said sleeve;
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- d. a fastener secured to said end portion protruding through said spool when said device is engaged therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.