Patent ID: 8418580

Claim:
A motion transmitting cable assembly comprising, in combination: a cable having a conduit and a core movable within the conduit; a mount comprising: a plate having front and rear sides and an edge connecting the front and rear sides; a slot formed through the plate from the front side to the rear side and extending from the edge of the plate; and a rearward-facing recess formed in the rear side of the plate and having an outer edge extending at least partially around the slot; wherein the recess extends from the outer edge of the recess to the slot along the entire length of the outer edge of the recess; a raised section formed on the front side of the plate opposite the recess; and an end fitting comprising: a flange; a slide collar movable toward and away from the flange; and a spring member biasing the slide collar toward the flange; wherein the end fitting extends through the slot with the flange and the slide collar on opposed sides; and wherein the spring member biases the slide collar into the recess with the slide collar engaging the rear side of the plate at the recess and the flange engaging the front side of the plate at the raised section to form an interlock between the slide collar of the end fitting and outer edge of the recess of the mount that resists removal of the end fitting from the slot.