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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1997
Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cable anchoring apparatus for detachably attaching a wire cable to a movable member comprises a cable head fixed to the wire cable, a substantially semi-circular-shaped hook formed in the movable member and engageable with the cable head, and a retainer fixed on the movable member. The hook has a first slit and a space for accommodating the cable head. The retainer has an opening overlapped with the space, a notch for communicating the opening to an outside of the retainer, a pair of claws with a sufficient elasticity, and a second slit formed between the claws and communicated with the notch. The gap of the notch and the gap of the second slit are substantially equal to the gap of the first slit. A path is formed between an edge of the opening and the claws and is narrower than the diameter of the cable head. The claws extend distantly from the space.