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Fritz Feuz

Christian Rikli

The device has two supports ( ) which can be moved in relation to each other in a transverse direction to the axis ( ) of the traction element ( ). Several clamping jaws ( ) are displaceably mounted in pairs opposite each other on said supports. The clamping jaws ( ) have surfaces which grasp the traction element ( ). When strain is placed on the traction element, the clamping jaws are displaced linearly at increasing distances except for the rear pair, in such a way that the clamping force can be evenly distributed over a great length, despite the extension of the traction element ( ). This allows, for example, steel cables with a high traction force to be tensioned without damaging the cable.

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Ch-Thun, Switzerland

Fritz Feuz