Patent ID: 8142434

Claim:
A cam-locking system comprising: a body having a top elongate planar surface and first and second bores, the first and second bores extending across the body and being substantially parallel to one another and a recess formed in the body and communicating with at least one of the first and second bores; a cable, the cable passing through the first and second bores and adapted to be pulled tight; and a flush mounted cam, the cam having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a cam surface between the top and bottom surfaces, the cam being inserted in the recess such that when the cam is fully seated in the recess the top surface of the cam and the top elongate planar surface of the body form an uninterrupted flat surface, the cam being operable between a first position that allows the cable to be tightened and a second position that locks the cable in the tightened state, wherein the cam surface only comes in contact with the cable in either the first or second bores, and defines a plane along a width thereof, and the cam surface further comprises; a first portion having a first radius; and a second portion having a second radius, wherein the first portion and the second portion are disposed along the plane of the cam surfaces.