Patent ID: 8262109

Claim:
A cam mechanism for use with a cable steering apparatus, comprising: first and second cams having a common axis of rotation, each of the first and second cams comprising: a first portion having a first radius; a second portion having a second radius greater than the first radius; and a transition portion located between the first portion and the second portion; wherein the transition portion of the first cam is generally located 180 degrees opposite the transition portion of the second cam with respect to the common axis of rotation; and first, second and third spacing disks each having a radius greater than the radius of the second portion of the first and second cams, the first spacing disk mounted to the first cam and located above the first cam relative to the ground, the second spacing disk mounted to the first cam and second cam and located below the first cam and above the second cam relative to the ground, and the third spacing disk mounted to the second cam and located below the second cam relative to the ground.