Patent ID: 6105597
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for longitudinally translating an end of a tension member relative to a mounting locus through which the tension member passes, comprising:a sleeve member slidingly fitted along the tension member, the sleeve member having a first spring retainer firmly fixed thereto along its length and a second spring retainer slidingly received on the sleeve member and coupled thereto by a portion of a releasable adhesive agent;a means for biasing, mounted along an external surface of the sleeve member in a longitudinally compressed manner between the first and second spring retainers; anda first cable stop affixed to the tension member, the sleeve member being constrained between the mounting locus and the first cable stop;such that the presence of a release agent decouples the second spring retainer from the sleeve member, allowing the biasing means to restore to an uncompressed length, effectively moving the first and second spring retainers apart.