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US 6,957,720 B2Granted
Self-lubrication cable assemblies
OwnerYung-Pin Kuoinventor
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Abstract
A self-lubrication cable assembly includes a cable with a sheath mounted thereto and an end cap is connected to an end of the sheath. The end cap has a chamber defined therein and a plurality of lubrication rings are received in the chamber and mounted to the cable which extends through the end cap. A hole is defined radially through a wall of the end cap and communicates with the chamber. A protection sleeve is movably mounted to the end cap and covers the hole.
Claims2
A self-lubrication cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable with a sheath mounted thereto;
- an end cap connected to an end of the sheath and having a passage defined therethrough, the cable extending through the passage, a chamber defined in the end in the cap and sharing a common axis with the passage, a plurality of lubrication rings received in the chamber and mounted to the cable, a hole defined radially through a wall of the end cap and communicating with the chamber, and
- a protection sleeve movably mounted to the end in the cap and covering the hole, wherein a first shoulder extends outward from an outer periphery of the end cap and a spring is mounted to the end cap, one end of the spring contacting the first shoulder, the protection sleeve having a second shoulder extending from an inner periphery thereof and the other end of the spring contacting the second shoulder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.