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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1996
Michael Reasoner, Ortonville, MI (US);
Teleflex Incorporated, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Abstract
A motion transmitting remote control assembly (10) of the type for transmitting motion in a curved path by a flexible motion transmitting core element and characterized by a rod (44) secured to the outer end of the first core element section (12) for liming sliding movement of the first core element section (12) into the first conduit (16) at a retracted stop position with a female member (28) being in overlapping relationship with the bore (32) at the open end (36) to prevent the female member (28) from completely exiting the bore (32) at the refracted stop position. The method of assembly includes sliding the first core element section (12) into the first conduit (16) to move the female member (28) into the bore (32) and engage the bottom (34) to extend the outer end of the first core element section (12) from the outer end (40) of the first conduit (16) to establish an extended stop position, securing a rod (44) to the outer end of the first core element section (12) to establish a retracted stop position to limit movement (x) of the first core element section (12) to prevent the female member (28) from completely exiting the bore (32) so that the female member (28) remains in overlapping relationship with the bore (32) in the retracted stop position. More specifically, the first core element section (12) is inserted into the rod (44) while inserting the end (46) of the rod (44) into a swivel tube (38) while maintaining the female member (28) bottomed out in the extended portion, and securing the rod (44) to the first core element section (12) at a position exteriorly of the swivel tube (38) whereby the rod (44) is prevented from completely exiting the swivel tube (38) into the extended position.