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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ludo Adriaensen, Deerlijk, BE;
Gerard Vandewalle, Deerlijk, BE;
Assignee:
N.V. Bekaert S.A., Zwevegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/02 ; F16C 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/02 ; F16C 1/20 ;
Abstract
A push-pull steel cable (,) comprises a core (,) and an outer layer of filaments (,) twisted around the core (,). The cable (,) is provided with an external coating (,) of polyethylene terephthalate. The coating (,) gives to the cable (,) a good resistance against corrosion, a good weatherability, a good adhesion and adhesion retention and a friction resistance which is comparable to the friction resistance of a cable with a nylon coating. The cable (,) can be used as a brake cable, a shifting lever cable or a window elevator cable.