Patent ID: 7237336

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a stranded cable assembly having a cable made up of a bundle of strands, said cable having a first end and a second end, comprising: a. applying a manufacturing jacket along the entire length of said stranded cable; b. providing a potting compound which transitions from a liquid state to a solid state over time; c. providing a first anchor having an internal cavity passing therethrough; d. providing a second anchor having an internal cavity passing therethrough; e. stripping away a length of said manufacturing jacket proximate said first end of said cable and infusing a first length of said strands proximate said first end of said cable with said potting compound in said liquid state; f. affixing said first anchor to said first end of said stranded cable by placing said first length of infused strands within said internal cavity in said first anchor and allowing said potting compound to transition to said solid state; g. stripping away a length of said manufacturing jacket proximate said second end of said cable and infusing a second length of said strands proximate said second end of said cable with said potting compound in said liquid state; h. affixing said second anchor to said second end of said stranded cable by placing said second length of infused strands within said internal cavity in said second anchor and allowing said potting compound to transition to said solid state; and i. stripping away substantially all of said manufacturing jacket from said stranded cable over the portion of said stranded cable lying between said first anchor and said second anchor.