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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1996
Sam H Patterson, Chicago, IL (US);
Frederick K Day, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael W Larson, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian Jordan, Chicago, IL (US);
Alex Wassmann, Chicago, IL (US);
Patrick Brady, Chicago, IL (US);
David J Zimberoff, Chicago, IL (US);
Tyler D Duston, Evanston, IL (US);
SRAM Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A cable preload system and device for providing an axial force to the control cable and sealing the control cable against contamination. The pre-load apparatus includes a braze-on, a cable connector, a resilient tubular member and a frame connector. The cable connector attaches one end of the tubular member to the control cable to form a static seal about the control cable. The frame connector attaches the other end of the tubular member to the frame. The tubular member is adapted to stretch between a first configuration and a second configuration to pre-load the control cable.