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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Kazuhiro Tsutsumi, Osaka, JP;
Akihiko Utaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshinori Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Shoichiro Komiya, Osaka, JP;
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To provide a protective guide for a retracting cable or the like to which excessive tension or stress is not imparted to a cable or the like during bending and extending or retracting operations operating a retracting unit in and out, and which does not need a troublesome securing operation for a cable or the like, and further which is excellent in even point of aesthetics. The present invention relates to a protective guide for a retracting cable or the like, which protects and guides a cable or the like extending between a case body and a retracting unit retractably accommodated in the case body. According to the present invention, the protective guide includes two linear tubular support members , which enclose the cable or the like to support it in a linear manner and a tubular bending member , which articulately connects said two linear support members with a desired curvature or more.