Patent ID: 7188545
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A two-piece motion-transmitting cable assembly, including: a first cable having a first core wire surrounded by a first conduit; a second cable having a second core wire surrounded by a second conduit; a core wire connector which joins said first and second core wires when said first and second core wires are brought together; a male housing connected to one end of the first conduit and having a ridged length adjustment section; a spring retainer slideably interconnected with the exterior of the male housing and having a female retaining clip at a first end; a female housing connected to one end of the second conduit at one end and having a male retaining clip, which engages with the female retaining clip when the male and female housings are mated; an adjustment clip removably connected with the female housing, which engages with the ridged length adjustment section to lock the male housing in a position relative to the female housing; a first fitting connected to one end of the first core wire and a second fitting connected to one end of the second core wire, said core wire connector being located within the female housing and having first and second ends into which are inserted the first and second fittings, respectively; and a spring contained between the exterior of the male housing and the interior of the spring retainer and interacting with the spring retainer to bias the first conduit in a direction toward the second conduit, thereby placing said joined first and second core wires in a compression bias.