Patent ID: 9695865
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An assembly for adjusting a cable, the assembly comprising: a male-threaded portion configured to receive insertion of the cable, the male-threaded portion having a first outer portion positioned about a portion of an outer surface of the male-threaded portion; a female-threaded portion configured for adjustable threaded engagement with the male-threaded portion, the female-threaded portion having a second outer portion positioned about a portion of an outer surface of the female-threaded portion; a locking sleeve having a first inner section, a partition, and a second inner section, the first inner section separated from the second inner section by the partition, the first inner section being configured to receive slideable insertion, and prevent rotation, of the first outer portion of the male-threaded portion, the second inner section configured to receive slideable insertion, and prevent rotation, of the second outer portion of the female-threaded portion, at least one of the first and second inner sections positioned a distance from an end of the locking sleeve to accommodate selective displacement of the locking sleeve from an engagement position at which the locking sleeve matingly engages, and prevents relative rotation of, the first and second outer portions, to a disengaged position at which the locking sleeve matingly engages only one, and accommodates relative rotation, of the first and second outer portions; and a biasing member positioned within the locking sleeve between the partition and a flange of the male-threaded portion.