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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Robert A. Mitchell, Huntington, IN (US);
James D. Girardot, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
A swaged fitting can be fixed to a wire rope while simultaneously providing a desired shape and size, thereby avoiding the need for subsequent material removal. In one application, the swaged fitting is fixed to the wire rope by a forging operation such that the fitting is securely fixed provides a straight-sided construct once fixed to the wire rope. After the forging operation and without further material removal, the straight sides of the finished fitting are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wire rope, while the end surfaces of the fitting are generally perpendicular to this longitudinal axis. This arrangement provides a strong and effective force-transfer interface for, e.g., end-effectors in medical devices.