Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic wire tensioner device having a piston and a rod slidably mounted within a cylinder. The wire is attached to the rod and the cylinder is placed so as to abut a stationary structure to which the tensioned wire is to be affixed. A pressurized gas is introduced into the cylinder to move the piston away from the structure so as to tension the wire to a predetermined tension.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 17, 1993
Date of Patent:
July 11, 1995
Assignee:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Inventors:
John D. Ross, Jr., Mikhail L. Samchukov, John G. Birch
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