Patents Assigned to Telflex Incorporated
  • Patent number: 5394770
    Abstract: A motion transmitting remote control assembly 10 of the type for transmitting motion along a curved path comprising a conduit 12, a flexible motion transmitting core element 14 movably supported within conduit 12, and an adjustment member 16 connected to one of the conduit 12 and core element 14 for adjusting the effective length thereof. The adjustment member 16 comprises an adjustment housing 24 having a first opening 30, a slider member 26 movably disposed in the housing 24, and a locking member 28 movably disposed in the first opening 30 between a locked position to prevent adjustment of the slider member 26 relative to the housing 24 and an unlocked position to allow adjustment of the slider member 26 relative to the housing 24. The housing 24 has bridges 74 extending across the first opening 30 for alternatively holding the locking member 28 in the locked and unlocked positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Telflex Incorporated
    Inventors: Randy J. Boike, Hubert Bung, Daniel F. Chegash, Donald Miller