Patent ID: 6301735
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: E01D,F16G

Abstract:
An attachment device comprising:a cable;a load transmitting element; anda collar including at least two shells and means for clamping the collar around the cable, at least one of the at least two shells having means providing a link with the load-transmitting element;wherein the cable includes an assembly of tensioned strands contained, at a level of the collar, in a deformable matrix filling interstices between the strands, at least part of the matrix being in a plastic material that is susceptible to creep under the action of the clamping means;wherein the clamping means comprise elongate clamping elements which transmit a clamping force to the at least two shells of the collar and which are stressed so as to have a longitudinal elastic deformation substantially greater than a maximum settlement of the matrix due to creep.