Patent ID: 8048357

Claim:
A method for attaching an anchor to a cable, comprising: a. providing an anchor having a neck end, an open end, and a strand cavity passing through said anchor from said neck end to said open end; b. providing a cable including a plurality of strands and a free end; c. placing said plurality of strands of said cable within said strand cavity of said anchor, so that said free end of said cable lies proximate said free end of said anchor, and a remainder of said cable extends out said neck end of said anchor; d. providing an anchor holding fixture; e. attaching said anchor to said anchor holding fixture; f. providing a cable holding fixture; g. attaching a portion of said remainder of said cable extending out said neck end of said anchor to said cable holding fixture; h. providing an alignment between said cable holding fixture and said anchor holding fixture so that said cable is aligned with said anchor; i. providing an anchor sealing surface on said open end of said anchor; j. providing an injector, including an injector sealing surface and an injection orifice; k. clamping said injector sealing surface against said anchor sealing surface so that said injection orifice is aligned with said strand cavity and said cable strands lying therein; l. providing a potting compound which transitions from a liquid state to a solid state over time; m. injecting said potting compound, in said liquid state, through said injection orifice and into said strand cavity, so that said liquid potting compound infuses throughout said strand cavity; and n. allowing said liquid potting compound to harden into a solid while said cable holding fixture and said anchor holding fixture remain in place, thereby locking said cable within said anchor.