Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Cord and rope holders – Sliding part or wedge
Patent
1993-03-25
1994-12-06
Bertsch, Richard A.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Cord and rope holders
Sliding part or wedge
24115M, F16G 1104
Patent
active
053698495
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a cable gripping unit having: a casing provided with a central circular shell bore having a tapered portion terminating in a cable receiving open end and inwardly projecting stop means spaced from the cable receiving end; a gripping member within the casing and movable longitudinally thereof comprised of jaw retaining means and jaw segments; spring means engaging the gripping member and the stop means yieldingly urging the gripping member towards the cable receiving end within the tapered portion of the shell; and the jaw retaining means being circular and concentric with the shell bore and provided with a plurality of retaining slots within each, of which a respective jaw segment is disposed with the jaw segments in circular arrangement defining a cylindrical jaw bore; and the jaw segments being radially movably disposed in the retaining means so that upon the spring means yieldingly urging the gripping member toward the cable receiving end the jaw members within tapered portion define a reduced diameter jaw bore for gripping the cable.
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Bertsch Richard A.
Fargo Mfg. Company Inc.
McAndrews, Jr. Roland G.
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