Patent ID: 8491607

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting an endless cord which is expandable from a contracted condition to an expanded condition onto an end of a structure having a transverse dimension greater than that of the cord when in the contracted condition, said apparatus comprising a tapered adaptor for the cord to be completely propelled over onto the end of the structure, wherein the adaptor comprises a forward smaller end for location in the cord in its contracted condition, a rear larger end for juxtaposing with the end of the structure and a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart fingers extending from the rear larger end towards the forward smaller end, and wherein the adaptor is provided with a mounting plug extending rearwardly from the rear larger end for mounting the adaptor to the structure and having an outer diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the rear larger end, and said apparatus further comprising an expander device movable relative to the adaptor to propel the cord over the adaptor onto the rear larger end thereof and completely onto the end of the structure, wherein the expander device has an outer circumference and comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart arms insertable between the fingers of the adaptor, and wherein the thickness of each arm tapers continuously from the outer circumference in a radial direction towards the center of the circumference.