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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:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Chuo Hatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/12 ;
Abstract
tubular socket ( ) is placed. The socket ( ) has a male thread portion ( ), through an inner space of which an inner cable ( ) passes. A nut ( ) is tightened on the male thread portion ( ) to exert against an outer peripheral area ( ) of the notched opening ( ). A torsion coil spring ( ) urges the nut ( ) in such a direction as to always tighten the nut ( ) in order to prevent the nut ( ) from becoming inadvertently loosened.