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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Stephan M. Crow, Tulsa, OK (US);
Larry Postelwait, Catoosa, OK (US);
Inventors:
Stephan M. Crow, Tulsa, OK (US);
Larry Postelwait, Catoosa, OK (US);
Assignee:
The Crosby Group, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuated wedge socket assembly. The assembly includes a wedge socket having an elongated hollow basket with a large opening at a first end, a small opening at an opposed second end, and an open interior cross-section tapering from the large opening to the small opening. A wedge includes a large end, an opposed small end, and a peripheral groove to receive a wire rope therein. A mechanism is provided to mechanically move and seat the wedge and the wire rope in the wedge socket to a controlled depth.