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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Applicant:
Mark G. Tomandl, Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark G. Tomandl, Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Assignee:
Grand Rapids Controls Company, LLC, Rockford, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compensator for cables includes a housing and a spring wrapped around inside the housing to form a loop. An inner strand of a Bowden cable or the like extends through the coil spring, and thereby forms a loop. The looped configuration of the coil spring provides a higher effective spring constant, and thereby permits a smaller coil spring to be used. The dimensions of the compensator can also be reduced, thereby reducing the space required for the compensator.