Patent ID: 8528441
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing an indication of a cable failure for mechanisms actuated by a first cable and a second cable operating in parallel, the apparatus comprising: an activation handle for actuating the mechanism, the handle having a first position and a second position; a yoke member having a first side and a second side, with the first cable attached to the first side and the second cable attached to the second side; a shaft attached to the activation handle, the shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the activation handle and the second end comprising pivotal attachment means, the yoke member attached to the pivotal attachment means; a first stop member attached to the first side of the yoke member and a second stop member attached to the second side of the yoke member; and a stationary housing member comprising a stationary first shoulder for engaging the first stop member if the first cable fails and a stationary second shoulder for engaging the second stop member if the second cable fails, wherein the activation handle is prevented from engaging the first position by either engagement of the first shoulder with the first stop member or the engagement of the second shoulder with the second stop member.