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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866229 | Automatic length compensating device for a flexible cable transmission An automatic length compensating device (30) for a flexible cable transmission (8) having a core (12) sliding inside a sheath (10). The device (30) has a first and a second member (31, 32) inserted at least partly one inside... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7841257 | Compensator for cables A compensator for cables includes a housing and a spring wrapped around inside the housing to form a loop. An inner strand of a Bowden cable or the like extends through the coil spring, and thereby forms a loop. The looped configuration of the coil spring provides a... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7806021 | Control cable adjustment device A control cable adjustment device for adjusting a control cable extending between a control mechanism and an operating mechanism. The adjustment device includes an adjuster rotatably connected to a housing of the control mechanism and a spring element having at leas... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7669501 | Contrivance for automatic rope length correction A device for automatically compensating the length of cables comprises a length-variable receiving element (1, 3, 4) for a section of a pulling means (5), a spring element (2) for applying a tensile force on the received pulling means (5)... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7640825 | Tension compensating assembly for mechanical control cables A tension compensation assembly for a mechanical control cable. The tension compensation device has a housing with opposing ends. First and second sections of the control cable pass through but are attached at each end of the housing such that the sheaths of each se... | 01/05/2010 |
| RE40760 | Regulator for automatically adjusting the length of an actuating link A regulator (27) automatically adjusts a drive cable (3, 4) or Bowden cable (15) to drive a vehicle brake by means of a drive element such as a brake lever or a handbrake lever (21), the regulator (27) comprising two pivotally supp... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7481131 | Control cable adjustment device A control cable adjustment device for adjusting a control cable extending between a control mechanism and an operating mechanism. The adjustment device includes an adjuster rotatably connected to a housing of the control mechanism and a spring element having at leas... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469617 | Tension compensating assembly for mechanical control cables A tension compensation assembly for a mechanical control cable. The tension compensation device has a housing with opposing ends. First and second sections of the control cable pass through but are attached at each end of the housing such that the sheaths of each se... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7059212 | Arrestable tensioning device, in particular for a parking brake system An arrestable tensioning device 10, in particular for a parking brake system, is described. The tensioning device 10 comprises an actuating device 20, a tensioning element 40 coupled to the actuating device 20 for executing a tensi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6957596 | Apparatus and method for braking ergonomic support actuator A braking actuator for an ergonomic support is connected thereto by a Bowden cable. The actuator has a housing with pin slots, friction surfaces and a mount for a disk axle. A disk has frictional surfaces, holes with pin load edges, a Bowden cable wire seat that hol... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945133 | Speed control system for a power equipment vehicle A speed control system and method of assembling such a system for a power equipment vehicle such as a lawn mower. The speed control system comprises a speed control bail that pivots with respect to the vehicle handle bar, a pivot rod, and a cover. In order to increa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6820516 | Adjusting device for wheel brake cables of a manually-operated parking brake In an adjusting device for wheel brake cables of a manually-operated parking brake, said cables are held in a yoke and are connected by means of the deflection element to a cable, which is fastened to a foot pedal for actuation. Through the intermediary of an adjust... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6701760 | Remote key turning tool and method for using the same A tool for remotely turning a key includes a key unit including an engagement assembly adapted to engage the key and an operator unit including a control assembly. At least one cable segment is provided linking the key unit and the operator unit such that... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698967 | Device for longitudinal adjustment, in particular of a remote control in motor vehicles A device (10) for length adjustment has a bar-shaped component (12) with an external profiling (14) which is received in a receptacle (16) of a base body (18). The base body (18) has at least one profiled segment (22, 24) which, under the influence of an ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6662675 | Synchronous brake device A synchronous brake device includes a carrier movably received in a box and a pulley received in the carrier and two ends of the pulley movably engaged with two slots defined through two opposite faces of the box. A brake cable reeves through the pulley a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662676 | Parking brake system having multi-tooth, self-engaging self-adjust pawl A self adjusting parking brake system which automatically removes slack from a parking brake cable includes a fixed support and a hand-operated lever pivotably connected to the support for movement between brake-releasing and brake-engaging positions. A l... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6626060 | Bicycle cable connector for splicing two cables in series A bicycle cable connector for connecting a first cable to a second cable includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector include a first cable retaining portion for retaining the first cable and a projection extending along a first ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623076 | Adjustment apparatus for a resiliently flexible support element of a back rest An apparatus for adjusting the arching of a resiliently flexible support element (4) for supporting the pelvic and/or lumbular vertebrae in a back rest of a seat including an arching mechanism comprising a spring and an operating mechanism. According to t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622588 | Remote control device by cable for motor vehicle equipment The invention concerns a remote control device for a motor vehicle comprising a cable (22) whereof the ends (26, 28) are each provided with a connecting piece (34, 36), a sleeve (24) wherein the cable can slide such that the cable ends (26, 28) exceed the... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6595080 | Longitudinal adjuster having a release arrangement A longitudinal adjuster having a release device on a core of an actuating-pull mechanism for use, e.g., on motor vehicles has a connecting eyelet on an end of a housing. An end of the core includes a toothing arrangement which is engageable with a toothin... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6575270 | Method and device handbrake setting A device for setting the handbrake cable (26) of an automotive handbrake, said handbrake cable (26) including a threaded member (27) fixed at one end and a nut (28) threaded onto said threaded member (27) and in the set condition of the handbrake said nut... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565111 | Folding pushchair with tilting handle equipped with a folding control on the handle A folding pushchair of the type including a frame comprising in particular two front support arms, two rear support arms and a guide handle (16) mounted on two push arms (15) extending approximately along the line of the front support arms, and being free... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561057 | Adjusting device for control cables An adjusting device designed to adjust the length of control cables made up of two half-cables which are connected by a linking device having two exterior linking bodies and two interior linking bodies. The adjusting device includes a coaxially arranged s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6508141 | Brake-power proportioning mechanism for a manually actuated parking-brake system comprising a multi-piece lever mechanism In a brake-force splitting gear for a manually actuated parking-brake system in a motor vehicle, brake force is transmitted via cable assemblies both to a wheel brake or shaft brake on the vehicle transmission and to wheel brakes of at least one driven ve... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6484605 | Control cables Reciprocating or push-pull control cable assemblies have fittings permanently attached, preferable by swaging or other mechanical deformation process, to the ends of a control cable or core that reciprocates within an outer casing. The fittings have a pro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6477915 | Tensioning device for cables A tension device for cables, in particular for the handbrake cable of automobile vehicles. It includes a simple mechanism with a cable finishing part (10) with a spherical end (5) that can become wedged between a disc (4) and a bowl (3) mounted on a bushi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478118 | Handle for operating a parking brake A knob arrangement for operating parking brakes intended for use in vehicles comprising brake units and an electrically operated tensioning device for applying or releasing braking force to the brake units. According to the invention, a device is arranged... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6443027 | Brake actuating system A brake operating device (30) is configured such that actuation of the brake lever (34) around the lever pivot (36) displaces the cable (38) in a direction transverse to the cable length toward the lever pivot (36), as the user is actuating the brake leve... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443032 | Assisting apparatus for shifting a bicycle transmission An assisting apparatus that uses power from a rotating member to assist the operation of a bicycle transmission includes a mounting member; a cam member coupled to the mounting member for rotation around a cam axis, wherein the cam member has a cam surfac... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435056 | Cable assembly having an interlocking device and an adjustment device A cable assembly (11) has a conduit (12) and a core element (14) passing through the conduit (12). A terminal assembly (15) is secured to one end of the core element (14). The subject invention incorporates both an interlock device (46) and an adjustment ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6405613 | Cable saver mechanism A cable saver mechanism is provided in a cable of a cable operated component, such as a rear derailleur, to protect the cable operated component or a part of the bicycle when the bicycle falls over and the cable operated component, e.g., the rear deraille... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6349613 | Mechanism for automatically setting push-pull control cable device in standby/cancel mode A push-pull control cable device for automatically setting same in standby or a cancel mode. The device has an outer casing tube on which a tubular cap has an end fixed stationary relative thereto. An inner cable extends longitudinally guided through the ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349614 | Bicycle cable connector for splicing two cables in series A bicycle cable connector for connecting a first cable to a second cable includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector include a first cable retaining portion for retaining the first cable and a projection extending along a first ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347561 | Push-pull control cable A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6338287 | Push-pull control cable A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6324936 | Cable tensioning device A cantilevered leaf spring is formed at its proximal end to the housing of a power equipment unit. The distal end of the spring carries a bushing which engages a control cable for operating components of the unit. The proximal end of the spring is adjusta... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6314830 | Control cables Reciprocating or push-pull control cable assemblies have fittings permanently attached, preferable by swaging or other mechanical deformation process, to the ends of a control cable or core that reciprocates within an outer casing. The fittings have a pro... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6295888 | Gear indicator for a bicycle A gear indicator for use on a bicycle is provided remotely from the shift operating device. The gear indicator is coupled to a shift operating device via an indicator cable. The gear indicator basically includes a housing with an indicator member slidably... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6282979 | Adjustment assembly for an integral shifter cable interlock An adjustment assembly (10) for an integral shifter cable interlock is provided. The assembly includes (10) a cable assembly (11) having a conduit (12) defining an axis and a core element (14) disposed within the conduit (12) movable along the axis. A ter... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279415 | Method and apparatus for providing tension within a cable An apparatus 10 for providing tension in a cable 12. Apparatus 10 includes a generally cylindrical housing 14, movable member 16 which is slidably disposed within housing 14 and a member 18 which is slidably disposed within member 16 and housing 14. Assem... | 08/28/2001 |
