Patent ID: 6026705
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: E05B,F16C,G05G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock-out cable assembly comprising:a housing having a cylindrical column;a pulley member rotatably mounted to said cylindrical column, said pulley member having an opening extending through a portion of a rotating edge;a first control cable slidingly cooperating through the housing and through the opening of said pulley member, a ball slug is affixed to a segment of the first control cable positioned inside the housing, said ball slug having dimensions greater than the opening, said first control cable capable of movement in two directions, one directional movement impeded when the ball slug abuts against the pulley member at the opening;a second control cable having a first end secured to the pulley member with a section of said second control cable positioned along a section of the rotating edge of said pulley member and the second end slidingly cooperating through said housing such that applying a pulling force to the second end of said second control cable rotates said pulley member, said rotation enables the pulley member at the opening to engage said ball slug and drive the first control cable; anda slide lock member slidingly cooperating between a release and lock position within said housing to engage said pulley member and prevent rotation of said pulley member, said slide lock member includes an oblong opening to receive the cylindrical column of said housing, the oblong opening allows the slide lock member to slide on a longitudinal axis between the release and lock positions, the longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the rotation axis of said pulley member.