Patent ID: 8066445

Claim:
An apparatus for adjusting the length of a tension tie mounted on a deployable antenna based on a cable network structure, the apparatus comprising: a cable retainer provided with a retaining hole, a cable being connected to the cable retainer; a retaining case coupled to the outer periphery of the cable retainer and provided with a plurality of retaining holes; and a retainer positioned inside the cable retainer and configured to extend through the retaining hole of the cable retainer and through one of the retaining holes of the retaining case so that the cable retainer and the retaining case are prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction, wherein the retainer comprises: a retaining member movement guide protruding from the inner peripheral surface of the cable retainer toward the retaining hole; a retaining member inserted inside the retaining member movement guide and configured to extend through the retaining hole of the cable retainer and through one of the retaining holes of the retaining case; and an elastic member mounted beneath the retaining member and supported on the retaining member movement guide so as to provide the retaining member with elastic force toward the retaining hole of the cable retainer and one of the retaining holes of the retaining case.