Patent ID: 8171604
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: F16G,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A steel cable fastener, comprising: a locking cap, a resilient element, a bearing retainer, and a fixing seat and characterized in that: the locking cap has a closed top end forming a cable passage for the extension of an end section of a steel cable and forms a hollow interior space in communication the cable passage and having an inside surface defining an internal thread for threading engagement with an externally-threaded section of the fixing seat to couple together; the resilient element is arranged between the bearing retainer and the locking cap and encompasses the steel cable to be acted upon by stretching stress of the steel cable as being deformed; the bearing retainer has an upper end carrying a bearing device that comprises concealed rolling balls and the bearing retainer has a central axle that is fit into and supports the bearing device, the central axle forming a bore in which the end of the steel cable is received and is secured by a sideways fastener; and the fixing seat forms a hole in a bottom thereof that receives a fastener adapted to secure the fixing seat to an external fixture surface and also forms the externally-threaded section for threading engagement with the locking cap.