Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Strap cable or pipe button
Patent
1983-03-21
1985-03-12
Lyddane, William E.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Strap cable or pipe button
3 12, 3 121, 24505, 188196B, 294 864, F16G 1100
Patent
active
045035903
ABSTRACT:
A cable control apparatus for selectively locking a cable in a plurality of axially disposed positions. The apparatus includes a movable cable having a first end connected to a biasing unit for biasing the cable away from the apparatus and a second end upon which a force may be exerted, a control unit affixed to the cable, a first track unit for receiving the control unit when urging the control unit away from the biasing unit a second track unit for receiving the control unit when returning the control unit to an at rest position, a plurality of third track units for receiving the control unit when locking said control unit in other than said at rest position, and a plurality of fourth track units for receiving the control unit when moving the control unit from the first track unit to the second track unit, with at least one of the fourth track units being positioned between at least two of the third track units. In addition, a cable alignment unit may be provided to maintain the cable, when at rest, substantially disposed between the first and second track units.
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Brittain James R.
Lyddane William E.
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