Patent ID: 6119544
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable assemblage comprising first and second half cables connectable together by a linking device, the first and second half cables respectively including first and second sheaths which are connectable to each other by the linking device and first and second inner cables that are connectable together by the linking device, wherein the linking device comprises:male and female interior linking bodies respectively joined to the first and second inner cables, the male interior linking body being at least partially insertable in the female interior linking body and having a groove; andan interior locking element including a fixing portion axially retaining the male interior linking body to the female interior linking body when disposed in the groove in the male interior linking body, a clamping portion spaced axially from the fixing portion for clamping around the female interior linking body where the clamping portion is assembled to the female interior linking body, and an intermediate portion integrally joining the fixing and clamping portions.