Patent ID: 8236219
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A method for attaching an anchor to a cable, comprising: a. providing an anchor having a neck end, an open end, and a strand cavity passing through said anchor from said neck end to said open end; b. providing a cable including a plurality of strands and a free end; c. placing said plurality of strands of said cable within said strand cavity of said anchor, so that said free end of said cable lies proximate said open end of said anchor; d. providing an anchor holding fixture; e. attaching said anchor having said placed plurality of strands therein to said anchor holding fixture; f. providing a cable holding fixture; g. attaching said cable to said cable holding fixture; h. aligning said cable holding fixture having said cable attached thereto and said anchor holding fixture having said anchor attached thereto; i. providing an anchor sealing surface on said open end of said anchor; j. providing a sealing body; k. after said plurality of strands of said cable are placed within said strand cavity in said anchor, mating said sealing body with said anchor sealing surface; l. providing an injection orifice in either said anchor or said sealing body; m. providing a potting compound which transitions from a liquid state to a solid state over time; n. injecting said potting compound, in said liquid state, through said injection orifice and into said strand cavity, so that said liquid potting compound infuses throughout substantially all of said strand cavity and said plurality of strands lying therein; and o. allowing said liquid potting compound injected into said strand cavity to harden into a solid, thereby locking said plurality of strands lying within said strand cavity to said anchor.