Patent ID: 8730316

Claim:
A cable apparatus, comprising: a cable comprising a first cable segment and a second cable segment; an actuator operably coupled to the cable and including a power source and a cable unit, the actuator, when activated, causes the second cable segment to translate in a first axial direction and draws power from the power source and, when deactivated, draws no power and permits the second cable segment to translate in a second opposite axial direction; and a housing operably disposed between the first cable segment and the second cable segment, the housing including a first element that rotates and translates with respect to the second cable segment and a second element fixed to the second cable segment, the first element being configured to cause the second element to rotate in relation to the first element, wherein the housing further comprises at least two channels, each channel having an associated depth, and wherein, when the second element is rotationally aligned with a channel of the at least two channels, the associated depth of the aligned channel limits the axial translation of the second element in the second opposite axial direction.