Patent ID: 6212919
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for securing a pair of spacially separated articles together comprisingan elongated, flexible cable;a first mechanism slidably containing two lead-in portions of a first loop formed on a first end portion of said cable for adjusting the size of said first loop;a second mechanism slidably containing a first of two lead-in portions of a second loop formed on a second end portion of said cable for permitting adjustment in the size of said second loop, an end of said cable at an end of said second loop being fixedly secured to said second mechanism;a device for selectively fixing a first of said two lead-in portions of said first loop in a stationary position within said first mechanism when in an operative condition, said first of said two lead-in portions of said first loop containing a free end of said cable, a second of said two lead-in portions of said first loop being connected to said first of said two lead-in portions of said second loop to form a central portion of said cable extending between said first and second mechanisms; andan elongated, flexible, hollow sheath slidably covering said central portion of said cable, said sheath being affixed on opposite end portions thereof to said first and second mechanisms such that said first and second mechanisms are spaced apart by a fixed distance as measured along said central portion of said cable.