Patent ID: 6840129
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: B60T,B62L,B62M,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connecting apparatus for a control cable having an inner wire that slides within an outer casing comprising: a cable sleeve adapted to receive the outer casing of the control cable; a guide having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the guide supports the cable sleeve so that the cable sleeve moves toward the first end portion and the second end portion; wherein the first end portion of the guide includes a mounting portion for fixing the guide to a mounting member; a biasing device for biasing the cable sleeve toward the second end portion of the guide; wherein the biasing device comprises a coil spring comprising a plurality of coils disposed between the guide and the cable sleeve; wherein the spring surrounds a portion of the outer casing of the control cable; and wherein the cable sleeve includes a spring sleeve that forms an annular space with itself dimensioned to receive a plurality of complete coils of the spring therein, and wherein a plurality of complete coils of the spring are disposed in the annular space.