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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 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);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/22 (2006.01); F16C 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic cable length adjustment mechanism includes first and second members that slidably engage one another. A spring biases the members apart, and a releasable one-way ratchet-type mechanism interconnects the parts after the parts shift relative to one another to take up slack in a Bowden cable or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the one-way ratchet arrangement includes a plurality of cantilevered levers having teeth or the like that engage rows of teeth.