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CABLE LUBRICATING DEVICE

  • US 3,828,890 A
  • Filed: 03/14/1973
  • Issued: 08/13/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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