Patent ID: 9631698
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A two piece crimping bead, comprising a crimp bead and a crimping plunger, wherein: the crimp bead has a through bore adapted to have a beading cable passed therethrough, said through bore having a first opening, a second opening, and a sidewall, said crimp bead also has a crimping bore intersecting said through bore, said crimping bore having a first opening, a second opening, and a sidewall; the crimping plunger has a diameter exceeding a diameter of the crimping bore by at least 0.02 millimeters (mm); and the crimping plunger is disposed within the crimping bore in interference fit with said crimping bore, such that when said crimping plunger is urged into said crimping bore, said crimping plunger protrudes into said through bore and said crimping plunger is fixed in position holding said crimping plunger firmly against said beading cable to retain said beading cable against the sidewall of the through bore.