Patent ID: 11859359
Assignee: RUBICON RESEARCH PTY LTD
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F  Y | IPC E  F

Claim 11:
12. A cable drive device comprising:
a linear drive member having opposite ends;
a support bracket adapted to be affixed to a surface and having first and second opposing face plates which guide the linear drive member through the support bracket between the first and second face plates and adjacent the cable drum; and
a single cable drum attached to the support bracket, said single cable drum having an axle with a portion extending between and supported by the first and second face plates to allow rotation of said single cable drum, said single cable drum having a cable affixed at at least one of the ends of said linear drive member and tautly wrapped around said single cable drum, said single cable drum being located between said ends of said linear drive member to allow said linear drive member to be guided longitudinally through said support bracket to move said linear drive member longitudinally when said axle is rotated,
wherein the support bracket comprises at least one element extending from the first face plate to the second face plate such that the linear drive member is positioned between the single cable drum and the at least one element to retain the linear drive member adjacent the single cable drum.