Patent ID: 7963078

Claim:
A cap for retaining a sheath of a tendon and used with an anchorage of a post-tension anchor system, the cap comprising: an outer tubular portion having an inner wall and an outer wall; an inner tubular portion having an inner wall and an outer wall; an end wall extending between said outer tubular portion and said inner tubular portion, said outer tubular portion being spaced from said inner tubular portion so as to define a circumferential slot free of obstructions opening at an end of said outer and inner tubular portions opposite said end wall, said circumferential slot extending around an exterior of said outer wall of said inner tubular portion and an interior of said outer tubular portion; and a sheathing lock affixed to said inner wall of said inner tubular portion, said sheathing lock comprising a body having a plurality of locking ribs extending radially inwardly therefrom each of said plurality of locking ribs having a sharp edge opposite said inner wall of said inner tubular portion, so as to bite into the sheathing, each of said plurality of locking ribs extending circumferentially around at least a portion of said inner wall of said inner tubular portion, said plurality of locking ribs being spaced longitudinally from each other along said inner wall of said inner tubular portion.