Coupler

Details Coupler Coupler

1976-10-12

1978-03-28

Shedd, Wayne L.

Joints and connections

Rotarily connected, differentially translatable members,...

403301, F16B 706

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040812197

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable coupler is on opposite ends of a cable for securing a pre-established tension in the cable. Such pre-adjusted tension is effected by conventional tensioning mechanism applied between a pair of nuts threaded on opposite ends of the cable. The coupler itself involves an elongated turnable coupling body which spans ends of the cable and in which a first nut is threaded in one of its ends and a second nut is threaded in its other end. The first nut is engageable with abutment means on one of the cable ends inside of the coupling unit. The second nut is threaded on both the cable and in the coupling body and is secured to the coupling body such that turning of the coupling body results in its movement about the axis of the cable to cause the first nut to engage the abutment means at which time the coupler is then adjusted to maintain the pre-adjusted tension. Thereafter the tensioning mechanism may be removed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1242066 (1917-10-01), Starr
patent: 1452268 (1923-04-01), Erickson
patent: 3551959 (1971-01-01), Mastalski
patent: 3876316 (1975-04-01), Sandovist

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