Patent ID: 7841257
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compensator for cables, comprising: a housing structure having first and second cable connection portions; a cable assembly including a first outer sheath section connected to the first cable connection portion of the housing structure, a second outer sheath section connected to the second cable connection portion, and an elongated flexible inner strand disposed within the first and second outer sheath sections; a coil spring connected to the housing structure, the coil spring defining an inside and comprising a series of first loops that in turn form an enlarged loop, and wherein: a portion of the flexible inner strand is disposed within the first loops of the coil spring and extends around inside the coil spring to form a loop, whereby the flexible inner strand contacts the inside of the coil spring and compresses the coil spring when the flexible inner strand is tensed.