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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1988
Adam W Chaczyk, Allen Park, MI (US);
Kelvin T Brown, Toledo, OH (US);
Babcock Industries Inc., Fairfield, CT (US);
Abstract
A manually controlled adjustable locking mechanism for a cable control system comprising a housing having a rectangular opening extending therethrough and a telescoping member having a rectangular cross section extending into and guided by the opening of the housing. The telescoping member has opposed transversely extending sets of teeth on opposite internal sides and external sides thereof. The housing has a rectangular opening extending transversely and intersecting the first mentioned rectangular opening. The opposed sets of teeth extend downwardly at an angle from the opening. A locking member has a substantially rectangular cross section and is positioned within the transverse opening and is manually movable between a first locking position and a second unlocking position. The locking member has opposed sets of internal teeth adapted to engage the sets of teeth on the telecoping member in the locking position of the locking member and adapted to have the teeth thereon disengaged from the sets of teeth on the telescoping member in the second position thereof.