CABLE LUBRICATING DEVICE
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1. A lubricating fixture for sheathed slide cables to be applied temporarily to assist in introducing a lubricant into the sheath around the cable which comprises:
- a. an elongate clamp housing having in cross section a semicircular portion, a first wall portion extending from one side of said semi-circular portion, and a second wall portion extending at an angle to said first portion to face the interior of said semi-circular portion in spaced relation thereto, b. a flexible, soft sealing member disposed within said semicircular portion having a c-shaped cross section open along its length to receive a sheath and cable, said member having an enlarged axial recess extending from one end a portion of its length to receive a sheath, and a smaller aligned recess extending the remainder of its length to receive a cable, c. a pressure plate lying inside said second wall portion to apply pressure to said member to force it into a closed tube, d. a screw threaded into said second wall to move said plate toward said semi-circular portion to seal said member around the end of a sheath and an enclosed cable, and e. means forming a passage to direct lubricant under pressure to the interior of said member wherein it will reach a sheath and cable enclosed therein.
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Abstract
A lubricating fixture for sheathed slide cables which is readily attached and removed in a manner to seal one end of a sheath and the adjacent cable. The fixture has an opening for receiving lubricant under pressure wherein lubricant may be forced through the sheath around the cable to flush out foreign matter while supplying the necessary lubricant.
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1. A lubricating fixture for sheathed slide cables to be applied temporarily to assist in introducing a lubricant into the sheath around the cable which comprises:
- a. an elongate clamp housing having in cross section a semicircular portion, a first wall portion extending from one side of said semi-circular portion, and a second wall portion extending at an angle to said first portion to face the interior of said semi-circular portion in spaced relation thereto, b. a flexible, soft sealing member disposed within said semicircular portion having a c-shaped cross section open along its length to receive a sheath and cable, said member having an enlarged axial recess extending from one end a portion of its length to receive a sheath, and a smaller aligned recess extending the remainder of its length to receive a cable, c. a pressure plate lying inside said second wall portion to apply pressure to said member to force it into a closed tube, d. a screw threaded into said second wall to move said plate toward said semi-circular portion to seal said member around the end of a sheath and an enclosed cable, and e. means forming a passage to direct lubricant under pressure to the interior of said member wherein it will reach a sheath and cable enclosed therein.
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2. A lubricating fixture as defined in claim 1 in which said screw passes through said plate and said member and said passage is formed in said screw for receiving lubricant under pressure.
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3. A lubricating fixture as defined in claim 1 in which the said passage is formed in said member extending from the end containing said smaller aligned recess into the juncture between said aligned recesses.
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