Patent ID: 6971816
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting device for a control cable having a tube and an internal cable therethrough, the mounting device comprising: a stationary member to which the tube of the control cable is fixed at its end, having a first wall substantially parallel to an axial direction of the tube and a second wall substantially perpendicular to the axial direction, the first and second walls forming a corner provided with an opening extending thereover; and a connector provided at the end of the tube of the control cable for connectine the tube to the stationary member at the corner thereof, the connector comprising a body portion configured to be fitted into the opening on the second wall of the stationary member, and a locking portion configured to be simply pushed into the opening on the first wall of the stationary member for engagement therewith, wherein the locking portion has a pair of flat bars arranged symmetrically with respect to a vertical plane including an axis of the control cable; wherein a space between distal ends of the flat bars is larger than the opening on the first wall; and wherein base ends of the flat bars are arranged to have a width therebetween which is narrower than the opening on the first wall.