Patent ID: 7871256

Claim:
A cable guide system for a mold forming machine which has a pair of spaced apart vertical members, said cable guide system comprising: a) a support shaft aligned horizontally and secured to said pair of spaced apart vertical members; b) a first stop member secured to said support shaft; c) a tensioning device positioned on said support shaft and cooperating with said first stop member; d) a spool containing a quantity of flexible reinforcement cable, said spool having a central aperture formed therethrough which is sized to slide over said support shaft, and said spool cooperating with said tensioning device such that a predetermined tension can be applied against said spool to prevent said flexible cable from prematurely unraveling; e) a second stop member secured to said support shaft on an opposite side of said spool; f) a reciprocating plunger having a vertical face member with an outer periphery and having an aperture formed therethrough, said aperture being located completely inward from said outer periphery and being formed through a lower half of said vertical face member, and said plunger capable of expelling a moldable substance from said machine while allowing said flexible cable to pass through said aperture; and g) a guide member secured to said mold forming machine at a location below and forward of said spool and in horizontal alignment with said reciprocating plunger, and said guide member having an aperture formed therethrough which is aligned parallel to said support shaft and at an elevation in line with said reciprocating plunger.