Patent ID: 6121550
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
A cable joint structure comprising:(a) a first casing having a first rail member;(b) a first end portion having a lug portion directed opposite to said first rail, member and connected to one end of a first cable so that said first end portion moves along said first rail member;(c) a second casing having a second rail member;(d) a second end portion having a recess portion into which said lug portion is to interfit from a direction opposite to said second rail member, and connected to one end of a second cable so that said second end portion moves along said second rail member;(e) a rotation lock member including a groove provided on one side of said first casing and a protrusion provided on one side of said second casing so that said protrusion is interfit into said groove so as to lock said first casing and said second casing with said first rail member located to face said second rail member;(f) an engagement member including an elastic engagement tip provided on the other side of said first casing and an engagement opening provided on the other side of said second casing so that said engagement tip is interfit into said engagement opening so as to detachably unite said first casing and said second casing which are locked by said rotation lock member;(g) an outer surface of said lug portion of said first end portion having a tapered-off portion which progressively decreases its diametrical dimension as away from a basal portion thereof;(h) said first cable being rotationally connected to said first end portion provided on said first rail member, and an outer casing of said first cable being rotationally connected to said first casing, said second cable being rotationally connected to said second end portion provided on said second rail member, and an outer casing of said second cable being rotationally connected to said second casing; and(i) said first cable being pivotably connected to said first end portion by way of a spherical ball, and said second cable being pivotably connected to said second end portion by way of a spherical ball.